CVE-2021-45086 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 because a server's suggested_filename is used as the pdf_name value in PDF.js.

Published: 2021-12-16

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-5042-1	epiphany-browser security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-31877	XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 because a server's suggested_filename is used as the pdf_name value in PDF.js.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5561-1	GNOME Web vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00212.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Gnome Epiphany

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-12-16T02:19:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:32:13.609Z

Reserved: 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45086

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-16T03:15:10.263

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:31:55.317

Link: CVE-2021-45086

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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