CVE-2019-8674

webkitgtk: Incorrect state management leading to universal cross-site scripting

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13, Safari 13. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting.

Un problema lógico fue abordado mejorando la gestión del estado. Este problema es corregido en iOS versión 13, Safari versión 13. El procesamiento de contenido web diseñado maliciosamente puede conllevar a un ataque de tipo cross site scripting universal.

WebKitGTK+ is port of the WebKit portable web rendering engine to the GTK+ platform. These packages provide WebKitGTK+ for GTK+ 3. Issues addressed include code execution, cross site scripting, denial of service, information leakage, out of bounds read, spoofing, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-02-18 CVE Reserved
2019-09-27 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-22	2022-10-14
https://support.apple.com/HT210606	2022-10-14
https://support.apple.com/HT210608	2022-10-14
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8674	2020-09-29
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876608	2020-09-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				< 13 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 13"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 13.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 13.0"		-		Affected
Webkitgtk Search vendor "Webkitgtk"		Webkitgtk Search vendor "Webkitgtk" for product "Webkitgtk"				< 2.26.4 Search vendor "Webkitgtk" for product "Webkitgtk" and version " < 2.26.4"		-		Affected