CVE-2020-11054

Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality in qutebrowser

Description

In qutebrowser versions less than 1.11.1, reloading a page with certificate errors shows a green URL. After a certificate error was overridden by the user, qutebrowser displays the URL as yellow (colors.statusbar.url.warn.fg). However, when the affected website was subsequently loaded again, the URL was mistakenly displayed as green (colors.statusbar.url.success_https). While the user already has seen a certificate error prompt at this point (or set content.ssl_strict to false, which is not recommended), this could still provide a false sense of security. This has been fixed in 1.11.1 and 1.12.0. All versions of qutebrowser are believed to be affected, though versions before v0.11.x couldn't be tested. Backported patches for older versions (greater than or equal to 1.4.0 and less than or equal to 1.10.2) are available, but no further releases are planned.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: qutebrowser qutebrowser
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-4rcq-jv2f-898j third party advisory
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/5403 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/021ab572a319ca3db5907a33a59774f502b3b975 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/19f01bb42d02da539446a52a25bb0c1232b86327 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/1b7946ed14b386a24db050f2d6dba81ba6518755 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/2281a205c3e70ec20f35ec8fafecee0d5c4f3478 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/4020210b193f77cf1785b21717f6ef7c5de5f0f8 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/6821c236f9ae23adf21d46ce0d56768ac8d0c467 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/9bd1cf585fccdfe8318fff7af793730e74a04db3 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/a45ca9c788f648d10cccce2af41405bf25ee2948 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/d28ed758d077a5bf19ddac4da468f7224114df23 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/f5d801251aa5436aff44660c87d7013e29ac5864 third party advisory patch
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=420902 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://tracker.die-offenbachs.homelinux.org/eric/issue328 third party advisory broken link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7YWJ5QNHXKTGG5NLV7EGEOKPBVZBA5GS/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKAZOOTJ2MBHTYVYQQ52NL53F5CB2XAP/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11054?
CVE-2020-11054 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11054?
To fix CVE-2020-11054, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11054 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-11054 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-11054?
CVE-2020-11054 affects qutebrowser qutebrowser.
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