CVE-2018-6834

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Published Feb 8, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad_lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-18581	static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.881% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/a03422b09468cdd5f192b05643311c705447588b
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/releases/tag/1.6.3

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Etherpad Etherpad Lite

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 8, 2018, 7:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:17 AM
Reserved: Feb 7, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 8, 2018, 7:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

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