#VU51747 Universal cross-site scripting in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2021-1879 

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#VU51747 Universal cross-site scripting in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2021-1879

Published: March 26, 2021 / Updated: October 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51747
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1879
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
Software vendor:
WebKitGTK

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of arbitrary website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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