#VU17739 Spoofing attack in GNOME Web (Epiphany) - CVE-2019-6251

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17739

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6251

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
GNOME Web (Epiphany)
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Gnome Development Team

Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The weakness exists due to improper parsing of specific HTTP content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

GNOME Web (Epiphany): 3.28.3.1

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External links
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.