CVE-2021-37518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 0.00063.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Vimium Project	Vimium

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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'}`

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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