CVE-2019-6251

HIGH 8.1CVE-2019-6251 · Published 14/01/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2019-6251 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability affecting epiphany (gnome), webkitgtk (webkitgtk), wpe webkit (wpewebkit).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.3%, higher than 91.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.24.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
epiphany gnome	`≤ 3.31.4`	No fix yet
webkitgtk webkitgtk	`< 2.24.1`	`2.24.1`
wpe webkit wpewebkit	`< 2.24.1`	`2.24.1`

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.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00025.html · Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00031.html · Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/152485/WebKitGTK-WPE-WebKit-URI-Spoofing-Code-Execution.html · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/11/1 · Mailing List
bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532 · Exploit
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSCDI3635E37GL4BNJDRDT2KEUBDLGSO
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LACVFU4MYYRPJ3IEA4UCN5KUEAGCCJ72
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNPI3R6QWDJBA5KNGA6QSMKYLY5RRHBZ

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