Is CVE-2019-6251 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-6251 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6251?

CVE-2019-6251 has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2019-6251?

Patch guidance is available from gnome security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-6251.

Fix CVE-2019-6251 - HIGH gnome epiphany

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-6251?

10 products: gnome epiphany, webkitgtk webkitgtk, wpewebkit wpe webkit, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, and 5 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GNOME
Published: 1/14/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

gnome : epiphanywebkitgtk : webkitgtkwpewebkit : wpe_webkitfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoracanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxopensuse : leapopensuse : leap

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD