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XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Dec 17, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 because a server's suggested_filename is used as the pdf_name value in PDF.js.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 16, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 17, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(54th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2021-45086

GHSA ID

GHSA-vv96-jq6f-v366

Source code

No known source code

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