Improper Input Validation Affecting libwebkit2gtk package, versions *

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBWEBKIT2GTK-2836759
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed11 Sept 2018

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Introduced: 11 Sep 2018

CVE-2019-6251 (opens in a new tab) CWE-20 (opens in a new tab) First added by Snyk

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 libwebkit2gtk.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libwebkit2gtk package and not the libwebkit2gtk package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.