What is CVE-2018-16983?

CVE-2018-16983 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Noscript. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-16983?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Noscript

CVE-2018-16983

NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers to bypass script blocking via the text/html;/json Content-Type value.

EPSS: 0.031 (86.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Noscript
Torproject Tor_browser
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16983?: CVE-2018-16983 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Noscript. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-16983?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.