CVE-2019-6251

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.

8.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.48% Top 20%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532	exploit third party advisory patch
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/21	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/11/1	third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152485/WebKitGTK-WPE-WebKit-URI-Spoofing-Code-Execution.html	vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YO5ZBUWOOXMVZPBYLZRDZF6ZQGBYJERQ/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNPI3R6QWDJBA5KNGA6QSMKYLY5RRHBZ/	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3948-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194208	issue tracking vendor advisory
https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/243434	patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LACVFU4MYYRPJ3IEA4UCN5KUEAGCCJ72/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UO3DIA54X7FOUWFZW5YXC2MZ6KNHG6SW/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSCDI3635E37GL4BNJDRDT2KEUBDLGSO/	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00025.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00031.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-05	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6251?: CVE-2019-6251 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-6251?: To fix CVE-2019-6251, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-6251 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-6251 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.