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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xapian | xapian-core | >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.0; < 1.4.32 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 18, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred