CVE-2021-45086
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 16, 2021 at 02:19 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:13 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxEpiphany
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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