Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0499
CVE-2018-0499
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().
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
xapian-coreRubyGems | < 1.4.6 | 1.4.6 |
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords2 versions
< 1.4.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.18-1.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- trac.xapian.org/wiki/SecurityFixes/2018-07-02nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qw4-w7hf-22q3ghsaADVISORY
- lists.xapian.org/pipermail/xapian-discuss/2018-July/009652.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0499ghsaADVISORY
- usn.ubuntu.com/3709-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/xapian-core/CVE-2018-0499.ymlghsaWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/3709-1ghsaWEB
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