Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting epiphany-browser package, versions <3.32.1.2-3~deb10u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-EPIPHANYBROWSER-2321992
  • published20 Dec 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2021

Introduced: 16 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45085  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 epiphany-browser to version 3.32.1.2-3~deb10u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream epiphany-browser package and not the epiphany-browser package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 via an about: page, as demonstrated by ephy-about:overview when a user visits an XSS payload page often enough to place that page on the Most Visited list.

CVSS Scores

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