CVE-2021-45086

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.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 72nd percentile

Published

2021-12-16

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612

Security advisories

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry