#VU19126 Reverse Tabnabbing in Quill


| Updated: 2019-07-11

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19126

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-1022

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Quill
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Quilljs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify certain properties on the affected system.

The vulnerability exist due to Reverse Tabnabbing via the snow theme. The link has the target attribute set to "_blank" but has no "rel" property. A remote attacker can modify the location property to automatically redirect the user to a malicious site.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Quill: 0.0.1 - 2.0.0

External links
https://github.com/quilljs/quill/issues/2438
https://github.com/quilljs/quill/pull/2674
https://github.com/quilljs/quill/pull/2439

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


Reverse Tabnabbing in Quill