Vulnerability in GNOME Epiphany
CVE-2019-6251
WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 are vulnerable to address bar spoofing upon certain JavaScript redirections. An attacker could cause malicious web content to be displayed as if for a trusted URI. This is similar to the CVE-2018-8383 issue in Microsoft Edge.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Epiphany
- Webkitgtk
- Wpewebkit Wpe Webkit
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04, 18.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29, 30
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 42.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/21 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/11/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152485/WebKitGTK-WPE-WebKit-URI-Spoofing-Code-Exe… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3948-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- trac.webkit.org/changeset/243434 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6251?
- CVE-2019-6251 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Epiphany. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6251?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6251 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.