PT-2009-5294 · Xapian · Xapian Omega

Published 2009-09-14 · Updated 2018-08-13 · CVE-2009-2947

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Xapian Omega versions prior to 1.0.16

Description: A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified CGI parameter values, which are sometimes included in exception messages.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.0.16, update to version 1.0.16 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to CGI parameters to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using unspecified CGI parameters in exception messages until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2947

DSA-1882-1

Affected Products

Xapian Omega

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2947 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36693 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2947 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36674 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1882 · Vendor Advisory
• http://svn.xapian.org/%2Acheckout%2A/tags/1.0.16/xapian-applications/omega/NEWS · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36317 · Note
• http://lists.xapian.org/pipermail/xapian-discuss/2009-September/007115.html · Note