CVE-2018-11713

WebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp in the libsoup network backend of WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ prior to version 2.20.0 or without libsoup 2.62.0, unexpectedly failed to use system proxy settings for WebSocket connections. As a result, users could be deanonymized by crafted web sites via a WebSocket connection.

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-06-04

Last modified

2024-08-05

Affected products

• Libsoup (Gnome)
• Webkitgtk+ (Webkitgtk)

References

• https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126384
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04
• https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/228088/webkit