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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-6251

WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 are vulnerable to address bar spoofing upon certain JavaScript redirections.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 4.09%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.0
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
4.09% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnome/epiphany · webkitgtk/webkitgtk · wpewebkit/wpe webkit · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.