CVE-2018-11713

moderate-risk
Published 2018-06-04

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.55% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Gnome Webkitgtk

References (6)

Issue Tracking https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126384
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04
Issue Tracking https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/228088/webkit
Issue Tracking https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126384
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04
Issue Tracking https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/228088/webkit
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low