CVE-2021-45088
XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 via an error page.
02 Description
XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 via an error page.
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
- 1.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 74.6% 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
- dc10f0717f01f327058f12674a6334030e73b2e9e4cd2594cec88b47e9f13fd2
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 No fix yet
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.