Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webkitpart.cpp in kwebkitpart allows remote…
Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webkitpart.cpp in kwebkitpart allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL associated with a nonexistent domain name, related to a "universal XSS" issue, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2010-2536.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0105 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:urs_wolfer:kwebkitpart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Urs Wolfer |
| cpe:2.3:a:urs_wolfer:kwebkitpart:0.9.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.6 beta | Vulnerable | Urs Wolfer |
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | KDE |
- cpe:2.3:a:urs_wolfer:kwebkitpart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Urs Wolfer
- cpe:2.3:a:urs_wolfer:kwebkitpart:0.9.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 beta Vulnerable ·Urs Wolfer
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·KDE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4976
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56cc-g25c-3wc2
References
More Urs Wolfer Kwebkitpart vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-07064 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KDE-Runtime 4.14.3 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-4976 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4976 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-56cc-g25c-3wc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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