VDB
GHSA-w4w9-rwjc-mvgm
GHSA-w4w9-rwjc-mvgm
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.099999904632568 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published December 17, 2021
XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 via an about: page, as demonstrated by ephy-about:overview when a user visits an XSS payload page often enough to place that page on the Most Visited list.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
6.099999904632568
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Timeline
- Dec 17, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-w4w9-rwjc-mvgm
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-w4w9-rwjc-mvgm
Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-w4w9-rwjc-mvgm/fixes/registry"
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References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045 url
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45085 advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042 advisory