What is CVE-2018-6834?

CVE-2018-6834 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Etherpad Etherpad_lite, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-6834?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Etherpad Etherpad_lite

CVE-2018-6834

static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Etherpad Etherpad_lite
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6834?: CVE-2018-6834 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Etherpad Etherpad_lite, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-6834?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.