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CVE-2018-16983 Details

Description

NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers to bypass script blocking via the text/html;/json Content-Type value.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://noscript.net/getit#classic CVERelease Notes
https://twitter.com/Zerodium/status/1039127214602641409 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.zdnet.com/article/exploit-vendor-drops-tor-browser-zero-day-on-twitter/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://noscript.net/getit#classic [email protected]Release Notes
https://twitter.com/Zerodium/status/1039127214602641409 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
noscript noscript
< 5.1.8.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:noscript:noscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
torproject tor browser
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16983
NVD Published Date:
Sep 13, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-16983 Details - Not Deferred