Cross-site scripting in Symantec Norton Password Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Norton Password Manager for Android (formerly Norton Identity Safe) may be susceptible to a cross site scripting (XSS) exploit, which is a type of issue that can enable attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A cross-site scripting vulnerability may be used by attackers to potentially bypass access controls such as the same-origin policy.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Norton Password Manager (Symantec Corporation) Fixed in 6.1.0.1045
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18362
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6q8-mrx8-v92f
References
More Symantec Norton Password Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-12983 Norton Password Manager may be susceptible to an address spoofing issue. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-08779 Hard-coded credentials in Symantec Norton Identity Safe for Android CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2019-09544 Norton Password Manager, prior to 6.5.0.2104, may be susceptible to an information… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-18362 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18362 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6q8-mrx8-v92f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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