# CVE-2018-10895: Qutebrowser CSRF Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-10895-qutebrowser-csrf-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-07-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-10895 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-07-12

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.

Technologies: [qutebrowser (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/qutebrowser). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-10895 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-10895 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-10895?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 12 July 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** qutebrowser (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-10895?** Yes. qutebrowser (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-10895?** Check whether you run qutebrowser (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- qutebrowser (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "qutebrowser>=1.4.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- qutebrowser (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-10895
- GHSA-wgmx-52ph-qqcw
- PYSEC-2018-27

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