xapian-core: Cross-site-scripting in queryparser/termgenerator_internal.cc
Published Jul 2, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.03%
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().
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6 Defaultn/a
- Version Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6 | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 1.4.6
Configuration 2
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
xapian-core
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | xapian-core | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 62.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 62.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 48.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 47.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0499 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1597583 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qw4-w7hf-22q3 Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/xapian-core/CVE-2018-0499.yml
- https://lists.xapian.org/pipermail/xapian-discuss/2018-July/009652.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0499
- https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/SecurityFixes/2018-07-02 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3709-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0499
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0499 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1597583 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qw4-w7hf-22q3 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/xapian-core/CVE-2018-0499.yml | ||
| https://lists.xapian.org/pipermail/xapian-discuss/2018-July/009652.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0499 | ||
| https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/SecurityFixes/2018-07-02 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3709-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0499 |
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