XSS in Xapian Xapian-Core
CVE-2018-0499
A cross-site scripting vulnerability in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc in Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6 exists due to incomplete HTML escaping by Xapian::MSet::snippet().
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Xapian Xapian-core
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 17.10, 18.04
- N/a Xapian Xapian-core Before 1.4.6 — versions Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0499?
- CVE-2018-0499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xapian Xapian-Core, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-02.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0499?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.