CVE-2019-6251
N/A
Published: January 14, 2019 at 07:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:38 AM UTC
6 products affected across 6 vendorsFedoraUbuntu LinuxLeap
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%v < 2.24.1
Affected range stops below 2.24.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.24.1
Affected range stops below 2.24.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00031.html
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194208
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSCDI3635E37GL4BNJDRDT2KEUBDLGSO/
References (15)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00025.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00031.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152485/WebKitGTK-WPE-WebKit-URI-Spoofing-Code-Execution.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/11/1x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194208x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSCDI3635E37GL4BNJDRDT2KEUBDLGSO/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LACVFU4MYYRPJ3IEA4UCN5KUEAGCCJ72/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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