#VU13875 Cross-site request forgery in qutebrowser


Published: 2018-07-11 | Updated: 2018-07-16

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13875

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10895

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
qutebrowser
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: qutebrowser

Description
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.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.4.1.

Vulnerable software versions

qutebrowser: 0.1 - 1.4.0


External links
http://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4060


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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