CVE-2018-1000559
Description
qutebrowser version introduced in v0.11.0 (1179ee7a937fb31414d77d9970bac21095358449) contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in history command, qute://history page that can result in Via injected JavaScript code, a website can steal the user's browsing history. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a page with a specially crafted <title> attribute, and then open the qute://history site via the :history command. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in fixed in v1.3.3 (4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7, to be released today) and v1.4.0 (5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f, released later this week).
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | qutebrowser | >=0.11.0,<1.3.3 | 1.3.3 |
| PyPI | qutebrowser | <4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7||>=0.11.0,<1.3.3 | 5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201806-13
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000559
- https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4011
- https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7
- https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qutebrowser/PYSEC-2018-26.yaml
- https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000559
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.