CSRF in Qutebrowser Cross-Site Request Forgery Flaw Allows Sites To Access 'Qute
CVE-2018-10895
qutebrowser before version 1.4.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery flaw that allows websites to access 'qute://*' URLs. A malicious website could exploit this to load a 'qute://settings/set' URL, which then sets 'editor.command' to a bash script, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qutebrowser Cross-Site Request Forgery Flaw Allows Sites To Access 'Qute — versions qutebrowser 1.4.1
- Qutebrowser
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/11/7 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10895?
- CVE-2018-10895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qutebrowser Cross-Site Request Forgery Flaw Allows Sites To Access 'Qute, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2018-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10895?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10895 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.