# CVE-2018-18330: Other in Trend Micro Dr. Safety for Android (Consumer)

> Attackers can spoof the address bar in the Private Browser to trick users into visiting malicious URLs.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrh5-29m8-2x22

## What is CVE-2018-18330?

CVE-2018-18330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Dr. Safety for Android (Consumer), published on 21 Dec 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 Address Bar Spoofing vulnerability in Trend Micro Dr. Safety for Android (Consumer) versions 3.0.1324 and below could allow an attacker to potentially trick a victim into visiting a malicious URL using address bar spoofing on the Private Browser of the app on vulnerable installations.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18330?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Dr. Safety.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Dr. Safety for Android (Consumer)

- [CVE-2018-18334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18334/): Information disclosure in Trend Micro Dr. Safety for Android (Consumer) (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18330 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Dr. Safety for Android (Consumer), published on 21 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Dr. Safety for Android (Consumer). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18330/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18330/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18330
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18330
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18330

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18330/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.