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CVE-2026-77643 (GCVE-0-2026-77643)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-08-20 21:23 – Updated: 2026-08-28 18:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 18:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xapian | xapian-core |
Affected:
2.0.0 , < 2.1.0
(semver)
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CVE-2018-0499 (GCVE-0-2018-0499)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2018-07-02 12:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 03:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- XSS
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
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1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6 |
Affected:
Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6
|
Date Public
2018-07-02 00:00
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CVE-2026-77643 (GCVE-0-2026-77643)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 21:23 – Updated: 2026-08-28 18:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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Severity
4.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 18:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Affected:
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CVE-2018-0499 (GCVE-0-2018-0499)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-02 12:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 03:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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().
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- XSS
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| n/a | Xapian xapian-core before 1.4.6 |
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