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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201806-13
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2018-06-26
CVE-ID : CVE-2018-1000559
Package : qutebrowser
Type : cross-site scripting
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-724
Summary
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The package qutebrowser before version 1.3.3-1 is vulnerable to cross-
site scripting.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.3.3-1.
# pacman -Syu "qutebrowser>=1.3.3-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.3.3.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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qutebrowser before 1.3.3 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
vulnerability that can result in a website stealing the user's browsing
history. This attack can be exploitable by tricking the victim into
opening a page with a specially crafted <title> attribute, and then
opening the qute://history site via the :history command.
Impact
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A remote attacker is able to steal the browser history with a specially
crafted web page title.
References
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https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4011
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-1000559
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