CVE-2018-0499 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Xapian xapian-core versions prior to 1.4.6, specifically due to incomplete HTML escaping in the Xapian::MSet::snippet() function. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xapian:xapian-core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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