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CVE-2018-10895
Published:July 12, 2018
Updated:May 17, 2026
qutebrowser before version 1.4.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery flaw that allows websites to access 'qute://*' URLs. A malicious website could exploit this to load a 'qute://settings/set' URL, which then sets 'editor.command' to a bash script, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Affected Packages
qutebrowser (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.0 <1.4.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.4.1
Related Resources (7)
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10895
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgmx-52ph-qqcw
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qutebrowser/PYSEC-2018-27.yaml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/11/7
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10895
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-352
EPSS
Base Score:
0.17