Medium severity · published Jun 4, 2018
CVE-2018-11713
WebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp in the libsoup network backend of WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ prior to version 2.20.0 or without libsoup 2.62.0,…
6.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp in the libsoup network backend of WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ prior to version 2.20.0 or without libsoup 2.62.0, unexpectedly failed to use system proxy settings for WebSocket connections. As a result, users could be deanonymized by crafted web sites via a WebSocket connection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libsoup · Gnome
before 2.62.0 · source: NVD
WE
Webkitgtk+ · Webkitgtk
before 2.20.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11713
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11713
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126384
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04
Issue Tracking
https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/228088/webkit
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