Is CVE-2019-8690 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-8690 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-8690?

CVE-2019-8690 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-8690?

CVE-2019-8690 has an EPSS score of 4.54% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8690?

Upgrade webkit2gtk on debian 11 to 2.24.3-1 or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-8690

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue existed in the handling of document loads. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, Safari 12.1.2, iTunes for Windows 12.9.6, iCloud for Windows 7.13, iCloud for Windows 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

webkit2gtkDebian

Fixed in:2.24.3-1CVE-2019-8690

libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4130-1

libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4130-1

webkit2gtkUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4130-1

SafariWindows application

Affected:12.1.2Fixed in:12.1.2Apple Inc.

iCloud (Legacy)Windows application

Affected:10.0 10.6Fixed in:10.6Apple Inc.

Affected:7.13Fixed in:7.13Apple Inc.

iTunesWindows application

Affected:12.9.6Fixed in:12.9.6Apple Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.