Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xapian Omega before 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified CGI parameter values, which are sometimes included in exception messages.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xapian-omega | 1.0.15-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | xapian-omega | 1.0.15-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | xapian-omega | 1.0.15-2 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | xapian-omega | 1.0.7-3+lenny1 | DSA-1882-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | xapian-omega | 0.9.9-1+etch1 | DSA-1882-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1882-1 xapian-omega - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 36317 vdb-entry
- 36693 third-party-advisory
- http://svn.xapian.org/%2Acheckout%2A/tags/1.0.16/xapian-applications/omega/NEWS
- [xapian-discuss] 20090909 Cross-site scripting issue in Omega mailing-list
- 36674 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1882 vendor-advisory