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CVE-2018-0499

xapian-core Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

6.1 MediumFix available

CVE-2018-0499 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Xapian Xapian-core, published July 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in xapian-core 1.4.6.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.1 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.04%EPSS, 64th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
1.4.6xapian-core +9 more

Description

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().

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

1.04%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xapian-core
RubyGems
before 1.4.6
1.4.6
xapian-core
Alpine:v3.22
before 1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r0
xapian-core
Alpine:v3.23
before 1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r0
xapian-core
Alpine:v3.24
before 1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r0
xapian-core
Debian:12
before 1.4.6-1
1.4.6-1
xapian-core
Debian:13
before 1.4.6-1
1.4.6-1
xapian-core
Debian:14
before 1.4.6-1
1.4.6-1
xapian-core
RubyGems
before 1.4.6, plus listed versions
1.2.19.11.2.20.21.2.31.2.3.11.2.7.11.4.2
1.4.6
xapian-core
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.4.4-21.4.5-1
1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1
xapian
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.4.18-1.6
1.4.18-1.6

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.1

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().

Record
CVE-2018-0499
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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().

Record
CVE-2018-0499
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3053No score

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().

Record
EUVD-2022-3053
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qw4-w7hf-22q36.1

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().

Record
GHSA-7qw4-w7hf-22q3
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS: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
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-04996.1

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().

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-0499
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV6.1

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().

Record
CVE-2018-0499
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-04996.1

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().

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0499
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7qw4-w7hf-22q36.1

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().

Record
GHSA-7qw4-w7hf-22q3
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS: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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-04996.1

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().

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0499
CVSS 3.0
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11516-1No score

libxapian-devel-1.4.18-1.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libxapian-devel-1.4.18-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11516-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3709-1No score

xapian-core vulnerability

It was discovered that Xapian-core incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-3709-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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