CVE-2018-6834
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
CVE-2018-6834 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Etherpad Lite, published February 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
- Record
CVE-2018-6834- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
- Record
CVE-2018-6834- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18581 No score
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18581- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv95-644p-5wwr
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
- Record
GHSA-hv95-644p-5wwr- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
static/js/pad_utils.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 has XSS via window.location.href.
- Record
CVE-2018-6834- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |