RCE in Getadblock Adblock
CVE-2019-11594
In AdBlock before 3.45.0, the $rewrite filter option allows filter-list maintainers to run arbitrary code in a client-side session when a web service loads a script for execution using XMLHttpRequest or Fetch, and the script origin has an open redirect.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- armin.dev/blog/2019/04/adblock-plus-code-injection/ (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- news.ycombinator.com/item (Third Party Advisory)
- blog.getadblock.com/adblock-for-chrome-3-45-0-resolving-a-potential-security-ri… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11594?
- CVE-2019-11594 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getadblock Adblock, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11594?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.