What is CVE-2024-40618?

CVE-2024-40618 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Naver Whale Browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-40618?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-40618 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Naver Whale Browser

CVE-2024-40618

Whale browser before 3.26.244.21 allows an attacker to execute malicious JavaScript due to improper sanitization when processing a built-in extension.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Naver Whale Browser — versions 3.26.244.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@navercorp.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40618?: CVE-2024-40618 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Naver Whale Browser, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-40618?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40618 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.