Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.8 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | 
| Integrity Impact | Partial | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.8 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
| Attack Vector | Network | 
| Attack Complexity | Low | 
| Privileges Required | None | 
| User Interaction | Required | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact | High | 
| Integrity Impact | High | 
| Availability Impact | High | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- openSUSE-SU-2018:2120-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:40 2023
 
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References | 
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2019-545  | 
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11292  | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Jul 11 19:45:27 2018CVE page last modified: Sat Nov 1 21:07:34 2025