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CVE-2021-45087

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-45087 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GNOME Web (Epiphany) versions prior to 40.4 and 41.1. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts, typically through a crafted page title, when a user views a page in either "View Source" or "Reader" mode. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 40.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 41.0, < 41.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0149 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

gitlab.gnome.org / GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612
ExploitVendor Advisory
gitlab.gnome.org / GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5042
Third Party Advisory