ghsa-m4fw-77v7-924m
Vulnerability from github
Published
2018-09-13 15:47
Modified
2024-10-25 21:36
Summary
Qutebrowser XSS Vulnerability
Details

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).

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "qutebrowser"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.11.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.3.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-1000559"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:44:51Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "qutebrowser version introduced in v0.11.0 ([1179ee7a937fb31414d77d9970bac21095358449](https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f)) 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\u0027s browsing history. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a page with a specially crafted `\u003ctitle\u003e` 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](https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7), to be released today) and v1.4.0 ([5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f](https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f), released later this week).",
  "id": "GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m",
  "modified": "2024-10-25T21:36:47Z",
  "published": "2018-09-13T15:47:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000559"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4011"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qutebrowser/PYSEC-2018-26.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Qutebrowser XSS Vulnerability"
}