CVE-2021-45085
GNOME Web Epiphany Reflected XSS Vulnerability
Description
XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 via an about: page, as demonstrated by ephy-about:overview when a user visits an XSS payload page often enough to place that page on the Most Visited list.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 16, 2021, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:31 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-45085.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042 | Third Party Advisory |
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612 Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612 Exploit, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 40.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 41.0 up to (excluding) 41.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-45085 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-45085
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.28 }} -0.09%
score
0.67707
percentile