CVE-2018-10895
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10895
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-3
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.4.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | qutebrowser | <1.4.1 | 1.4.1 |
| PyPI | qutebrowser | <43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660||<1.4.1 | 43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10895
- https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10895
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qutebrowser/PYSEC-2018-27.yaml
- https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/11/7
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgmx-52ph-qqcw
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10895
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.