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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.