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TI-2018-15954 Aliases CVE-2018-1000559GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m

qutebrowser version introduced in v0.11.0 (1179ee7a937fb31414d77d9970bac21095358449)…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

qutebrowser version introduced in v0.11.0 (1179ee7a937fb31414d77d9970bac21095358449) contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in history command, qute://history page that can result in Via injected JavaScript code, a website can steal the user's browsing history. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a page with a specially crafted <title> attribute, and then open the qute://history site via the :history command. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in fixed in v1.3.3 (4c9360237f186681b1e3f2a0f30c45161cf405c7, to be released today) and v1.4.0 (5a7869f2feaa346853d2a85413d6527c87ef0d9f, released later this week).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01473 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed qutebrowser (PyPI): 1.3.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—qutebrowser (PyPI)0.11.0 to before 1.3.31.3.3Patch availableGHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • qutebrowser (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.11.0 to before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0 to before 1.3.3Vulnerablequtebrowser
  • cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 to before 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·qutebrowser

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m qutebrowser (PyPI) Fixed in 1.3.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000559
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4fw-77v7-924m

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2018-07708 Cross-site request forgery in qutebrowser cross-site request forgery flaw allows sites to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-17985 Arbitrary command execution on Windows in qutebrowser CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-08928 Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality in qutebrowser CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5

Sources

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