SB2018071131 - Fedora 27 update for qutebrowser



SB2018071131 - Fedora 27 update for qutebrowser

Published: July 11, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018071131
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10895)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack on the qute://settings page.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient CSRF protections. A remote attacker can supply 'qute://settings/set' URL, which then sets 'editor.command' to a bash script, trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code in victim's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.