CVE-2021-37518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Universal Cross Site Scripting (UXSS) vulnerability in Vimium Extension 1.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via omnibar feature.

Published: 2023-02-03

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vimium_project:vimium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-24080	Universal Cross Site Scripting (UXSS) vulnerability in Vimium Extension 1.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via omnibar feature.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00212.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/philc/vimium/issues/3832
https://github.com/philc/vimium/pull/3850

History

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Vimium Project Vimium

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-26T18:19:25.344Z

Reserved: 2021-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-37518

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:22:59.354Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-03T18:15:13.950

Modified: 2025-03-26T19:15:17.097

Link: CVE-2021-37518

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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