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TI-2019-04449 Aliases CVE-2019-6251GHSA-w36c-w6x2-gj2r

WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 are vulnerable to address bar spoofing…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04258 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.31.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.24.1VulnerableWebKitGTK
cpe:2.3:a:wpewebkit:wpe_webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.24.1VulnerableWpewebkit
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*28VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*29VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.3VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.31.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.24.1 Vulnerable ·WebKitGTK
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpewebkit:wpe_webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.24.1 Vulnerable ·Wpewebkit
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:4035 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    webkitgtk4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.28.2-2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.28.2-2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.28.2-2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.28.2-2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7.ppc, webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7.ppc, webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) webkitgtk4-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel-2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.28.2-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc-2.28.2-2.el7
  • RHSA-2019:3553 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) accountsservice-devel-0.6.50-7.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-2.36.12-5.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-devel-2.36.12-5.el8 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) SDL-1.2.15-35.el8, SDL-devel-1.2.15-35.el8, accountsservice-0.6.50-7.el8 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-5.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.32.0-3.el8, mozjs60-60.9.0-3.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:4035

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-6251
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w36c-w6x2-gj2r

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 13

Sources

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