What is CVE-2019-15499?

CVE-2019-15499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-15499?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apple Safari

CVE-2019-15499

CodiMD 1.3.1, when Safari is used, allows XSS via an IFRAME element with allow-top-navigation in the sandbox attribute, in conjunction with a data: URL.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Safari
Hackmd Codimd — versions 1.3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15499?: CVE-2019-15499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-15499?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.