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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2021-1825 json

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation.

published 2021-09-08 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-7289

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.11.3 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.3, Safari 14.1, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.5
  • Apple Safari 14.1
  • Apple iTunes for Windows 12.11
  • Apple iCloud for Windows 12.3
  • Apple tvOS 14.5
  • Apple watchOS 7.4
  • Apple macOS 11.3
  • wpewebkit Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.30.0-1
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.30.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1825

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.30.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.30.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1825

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  • gdm RHEL 8 1:3.28.3-39.el8
  • glib2 RHEL 8 2.56.4-9.el8
  • glib2-fam RHEL 8 2.56.4-9.el8
  • glib2-tests RHEL 8 2.56.4-9.el8
  • webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.30.4-1.el8
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.30.4-1.el8
  • webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9
  • webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:10364RHSA-2021:1586

  • webkit2gtk3 SLES 15 SP2-BCL, SLE Real Time 15 SP2, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 +9 more 2.34.3-23.3
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 2.34.3-3.92.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 2.34.3-2.82.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0182-2SUSE-SU-2022:0183-1SUSE-SU-2022:0182-1SUSE-SU-2022:0142-1

  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.3 2.34.3-23.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2022:0182-1

  • gjs AlmaLinux 8 1.56.2-5.el8
  • gtk2 AlmaLinux 8 2.24.32-5.el8
  • gvfs AlmaLinux 8 1.36.2-11.el8
  • vala AlmaLinux 8 0.40.19-2.el8
  • atkmm AlmaLinux 8 2.24.2-7.el8
  • gamin AlmaLinux 8 0.1.10-32.el8
  • woff2 AlmaLinux 8 1.0.2-5.el8
  • cairomm AlmaLinux 8 1.12.0-8.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2021:1586

  • gdm Rocky Linux 8 1:3.28.3-39.el8
  • gjs Rocky Linux 8 1.56.2-5.el8
  • gtk2 Rocky Linux 8 2.24.32-5.el8
  • gvfs Rocky Linux 8 1.36.2-11.el8
  • vala Rocky Linux 8 0.40.19-2.el8
  • atkmm Rocky Linux 8 2.24.2-7.el8
  • gamin Rocky Linux 8 0.1.10-32.el8
  • woff2 Rocky Linux 8 1.0.2-5.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2021:1586

  • webkit2gtk Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +4 more 2.30.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2021-1825

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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-2021-1825 updated cvss 8.1

webkitgtk: Input validation issue leading to cross site scripting attack

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.30.4-1.el8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.30.4-1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.48.3-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-doc 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:10364
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) gvfs 1.36.2-11.el8, vala 0.40.19-2.el8, libsass 3.4.5-6.el8, libdazzle 3.28.5-2.el8, libepubgen 0.1.0-3.el8, nautilus 3.28.1-15.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 webkit2gtk3, webkit2gtk3-jsc Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gjs 1.56.2-5.el8, gdm 3.28.3-39.el8, woff2 1.0.2-5.el8, atkmm 2.24.2-7.el8, gtk2 2.24.32-5.el8, gvfs 1.36.2-11.el8, +71 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) glib2 2.56.4-9.el8, gamin 0.1.10-32.el8, glib2-fam 2.56.4-9.el8, glib2-tests 2.56.4-9.el8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% 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 iOS and iPadOS
  • Apple Safari
  • Apple iTunes for Windows
  • Apple iCloud for Windows
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS
  • Apple macOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

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.