CVE-2018-16983
NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers...
NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers to bypass script blocking via the text/html;/json Content-Type value.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers to bypass script blocking via the text/html;/json Content-Type value.
- Record
CVE-2018-16983- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers to bypass script blocking via the text/html;/json Content-Type value.
- Record
CVE-2018-16983- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8768No score
NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers to bypass script blocking via the text/html;/json Content-Type value.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8768- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8jx-7m24-m4pm
NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers...
NoScript Classic before 5.1.8.7, as used in Tor Browser 7.x and other products, allows attackers to bypass script blocking via the text/html;/json Content-Type value.
- Record
GHSA-v8jx-7m24-m4pm- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16983 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Noscript, published September 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.12%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.