Upstream information
Description
A cross-site scripting vulnerability inqueryparser/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.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (MITRE) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | High |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | Required | Required |
| Scope | Changed | Changed |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low | Low |
| Availability Impact | None | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | xapian-core | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | xapian-core | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | xapian-core | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | xapian-core | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | xapian-core | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | xapian-core | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | xapian-core | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | xapian-core | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Aug 21 12:10:26 2026CVE page last modified: Fri Aug 21 12:10:26 2026