CVE-2018-15670 Other in n/a
An attacker can trigger arbitrary URL handling in Airmail for macOS by abusing HTML event handlers during email navigation, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15670?
CVE-2018-15670 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Bloop Airmail 3 3.5.9 for macOS. Its primary WebView instance implements "webView:decidePolicyForNavigationAction:request:frame:decisionListener:" such that OpenURL is the default URL handler. A navigation request is processed by the default URL handler only if the currentEvent is NX_LMOUSEUP or NX_OMOUSEUP. An attacker may abuse HTML elements with an EventHandler for a chance to validate navigation requests for URLs that are processed during the NX_LMOUSEUP event triggered by clicking an email.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bloop Airmail.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-15670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqgx-5gh9-5jwx.