CVE-2018-10895 describes a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in qutebrowser versions prior to 1.4.1. This flaw allows malicious websites to access internal 'qute://*' URLs, specifically 'qute://settings/set'. An attacker could exploit this to modify the 'editor.command' setting to a malicious bash script, leading to arbitrary code execution on the user's system. The vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 8.8) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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