Description
A cross-site scripting vulnerability in
queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc in Xapian xapian-core before 2.1.0 and before 1.4.32 exists due to incomplete HTML escaping by Xapian::MSet::snippet(). NOTE: this issue exists because of a missed corner case of CVE-2018-0499.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xapian | xapian-core | 2.0.0 – < 2.1.0, < 1.4.32 | 2.1.0 |
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-core | 1.4.32-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | xapian-core | 1.4.29-3+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | xapian-core | No fix yet | — |