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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2019-8771 json

This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement.

published 2020-10-27 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-18161

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement. This issue is fixed in Safari 13.0.1, iOS 13. Maliciously crafted web content may violate iframe sandboxing policy.

Patch / fix

  • Apple Safari 13.0
  • Apple iOS 13
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.26.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8771

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.26.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8771

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  • LibRaw RHEL 8 0.19.5-2.el8
  • webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.28.4-1.el8
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.28.4-1.el8
  • gnome-settings-daemon RHEL 8 3.32.0-11.el8
  • webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7
  • webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4451RHSA-2020:4035

  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +15 more 2.28.1-2.50.3
  • webkit2gtk3 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 +1 more 2.26.2-3.34.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1135-1SUSE-SU-2019:3044-1

  • gtk3 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.32.4-1.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.26.2-lp151.2.9.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.26.2-lp150.2.28.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11506-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2591-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2587-1

  • gvfs AlmaLinux 8 1.36.2-10.el8
  • vte291 AlmaLinux 8 0.52.4-2.el8
  • libsoup AlmaLinux 8 2.62.3-2.el8
  • potrace AlmaLinux 8 1.15-3.el8
  • tracker AlmaLinux 8 2.1.5-2.el8
  • nautilus AlmaLinux 8 3.28.1-14.el8
  • pipewire AlmaLinux 8 0.3.6-1.el8
  • PackageKit AlmaLinux 8 1.1.12-6.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2020:4451

  • gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 3.22.30-6.el8
  • LibRaw Rocky Linux 8 0.19.5-2.el8
  • vte291 Rocky Linux 8 0.52.4-2.el8
  • libsoup Rocky Linux 8 2.62.3-2.el8
  • potrace Rocky Linux 8 1.15-3.el8
  • tracker Rocky Linux 8 2.1.5-2.el8
  • pipewire Rocky Linux 8 0.3.6-1.el8
  • PackageKit Rocky Linux 8 1.1.12-6.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2020:4451

  • webkit2gtk Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +8 more 2.26.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-8771

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-8771 updated cvss 5.4

webkitgtk: Violation of iframe sandboxing policy

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.28.4-1.el8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.28.4-1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4451
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.28.2-2.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4035
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) gvfs 1.36.2-10.el8, nautilus 3.28.1-14.el8, frei0r-plugins 1.6.1-7.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gdm 3.28.3-34.el8, gtk3 3.22.30-6.el8, gvfs 1.36.2-10.el8, potrace 1.15-3.el8, LibRaw 0.19.5-2.el8, tracker 2.1.5-2.el8, +72 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) libsoup 2.62.3-2.el8, pygobject3 3.28.3-2.el8, python3-gobject-base 3.28.3-2.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.32.0-5.el8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Apple Safari
  • Apple iOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.