Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.22.5-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-WEBKIT2GTK-2790856
  • published10 Feb 2019
  • disclosed5 Mar 2019

Introduced: 10 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-6229  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 webkit2gtk to version 2.22.5-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk package and not the webkit2gtk package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, tvOS 12.1.2, Safari 12.0.3, iTunes 12.9.3 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.10. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting.