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 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 packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
qutebrowserPyPI | >= 0.11.0, < 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 |
Affected products
2- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 0.11.0, < 1.3.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.11.0, < 1.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9fnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4011nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924mghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000559ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qutebrowser/PYSEC-2018-26.yamlghsaWEB
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