CVE-2018-0499
published 2018-07-02CVE-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…
PriorityP423medium6.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
1.45%
70.8th percentile
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().
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | xapian-core | < xapian-core 1.4.6-1 (bookworm) | xapian-core 1.4.6-1 (bookworm) |
| xapian | xapian-core | < 1.4.6 | 1.4.6 |
| xapian | xapian-core | >= 0 < 1.4.6-1 | 1.4.6-1 |
| xapian | xapian-core | >= 0 < 1.4.6-1 | 1.4.6-1 |
| xapian | xapian-core | >= 0 < 1.4.6-1 | 1.4.6-1 |
| xapian | xapian-core | >= 0 < 1.4.6-1 | 1.4.6-1 |
| xapian | xapian-core | >= 0 < 1.4.6 | 1.4.6 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv6.1MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.1MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.1MEDIUM
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OSV
xapian-core Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
osv·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] xapian-core Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
xapian-core Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
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()`.
GHSA
xapian-core Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
ghsa·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 xapian-core Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
xapian-core Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
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()`.
OSV
CVE-2018-0499: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in queryparser/termgenerator_internal
osv·2018-07-02·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-0499: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in queryparser/termgenerator_internal
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().
Ubuntu
Xapian-core vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2018-07-10
CVE-2018-0499 Xapian-core vulnerability
Title: Xapian-core vulnerability
Summary: Xapian-core could be made to execute arbitrary code if it
received a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that Xapian-core incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc
vendor_redhat·2018-07-02·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc
xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc
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().
Package: xapian-core (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-0499: xapian-core - A cross-site scripting vulnerability in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc in...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-0499: xapian-core - A cross-site scripting vulnerability in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc in...
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().
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.4.6-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.4.6-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.4.6-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.4.6-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.4.6-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc
bugzilla·2018-07-03·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc
CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc
A cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc in Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6 due to incomplete HTML escaping by Xapian::MSet::snippet().
References:
https://lists.xapian.org/pipermail/xapian-discuss/2018-July/009652.html
https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/SecurityFixes/2018-07-02
Discussion:
Created xapian-core tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1597586]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1597585]
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-07-03·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects mul
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-07-03·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-0499 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc [epel-all]
CVE-2018-0499 xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multipl
https://lists.xapian.org/pipermail/xapian-discuss/2018-July/009652.htmlhttps://trac.xapian.org/wiki/SecurityFixes/2018-07-02https://usn.ubuntu.com/3709-1/https://lists.xapian.org/pipermail/xapian-discuss/2018-July/009652.htmlhttps://trac.xapian.org/wiki/SecurityFixes/2018-07-02https://usn.ubuntu.com/3709-1/
2018-07-02
Published