CVE-2018-0499
Publication date 2 July 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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().
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| xapian-core | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Notes
leosilva
versions precise/esm, trusty and xenial are not affected second upstream msg "1.2.x doesn't have this method, so isn't vulnerable".
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.1 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3709-1
- Xapian-core vulnerability
- 10 July 2018