CVE-2021-45087
XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 when View Source mode or Reader mode is used, as demonstrated by a a page title.
02 Description
XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 when View Source mode or Reader mode is used, as demonstrated by a a page title.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 75.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-12-16 02:19Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 04:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-12-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 23f048c4e7884306c3cb564a31584f5a675bc85f7ce578c178eff09ff57df1b3
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045
- www.debian.orgDSA-5042https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220818 [SECURITY] [DLA 3074-1] epiphany-browser security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- epiphany-browser Fixed in 41.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- epiphany-browser Fixed in 41.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- epiphany-browser Fixed in 41.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- epiphany-browser No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- epiphany-browser No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- epiphany-browser Fixed in 3.36.4-0ubuntu2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.