CVE-2018-12104
Airbnb Knowledge Repo XSS In Comments
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
- Record
CVE-2018-12104- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
- Record
CVE-2018-12104- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0084 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0084- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w
Airbnb Knowledge Repo XSS In Comments
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo prior to 0.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
- Record
GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
- Record
CVE-2018-12104- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w
Airbnb Knowledge Repo XSS In Comments
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo prior to 0.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
- Record
GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2018-116 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.
- Record
PYSEC-2018-116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
knowledge-repoPyPI |
before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
knowledge-repoPyPI |
before 0.9.0, plus listed versions 0.6.10.6.100.6.110.6.20.6.3 Show 23 moreShow less0.6.40.6.50.6.60.6.70.6.80.6.90.7.00.7.10.7.20.7.30.7.40.7.50.7.60.8.00.8.10.8.20.8.30.8.40.8.50.8.60.8.70.8.80.8.9 |
0.9.0 |
knowledge-repoPyPI |
before 0.7.5, plus listed versions 0.6.10.6.100.6.110.6.20.6.3 Show 11 moreShow less0.6.40.6.50.6.60.6.70.6.80.6.90.7.00.7.10.7.20.7.30.7.4 |
0.7.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12104 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Airbnb Knowledge Repo, published June 17, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in knowledge-repo 0.9.0.
References
github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/issues/431
securityfocus.com/bid/104487
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12104
web.archive.org/web/20200227121013/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104487