CVE-2024-40618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Whale browser before 3.26.244.21 allows an attacker to execute malicious JavaScript due to improper sanitization when processing a built-in extension.

Published: 2024-07-11

Score: 9.6 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NAVER

NAVER Whale browser

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.26.244.21`	unaffected	—

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00144.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://cve.naver.com/detail/cve-2024-40618.html

History

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Subscriptions

Naver Whale Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: naver

Published: 2024-07-11T01:24:41.321Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.796Z

Reserved: 2024-07-08T06:05:59.601Z

Link: CVE-2024-40618

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-12T14:52:01.703Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-07-11T02:15:01.680

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-40618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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