CVE-2019-12383
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 28, 2019 at 02:21 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTor Browser
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Tor Browser before 8.0.1 has an information exposure vulnerability. It allows remote attackers to detect the browser's UI locale by measuring a button width, even if the user has a "Don't send my language" setting.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 8.0.1
Affected range stops below 8.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108484x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-browser.git/commit/?id=cbb04b72c68272c2de42f157d40cd7d29a6b7b55x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/282748x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24056CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-203
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