PT-2022-18692 · Libkiwix+1 · Libkiwix+1

Juuz0 · Published 2022-03-25 · Updated 2022-04-08 · CVE-2022-27920

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libkiwix versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.1

Description The issue allows for XSS in the built-in webserver functionality via the search suggestions URL parameter. This is a result of a problem in the webserver functionality of the software. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For libkiwix versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.1, update to version 10.1.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the built-in webserver functionality until the update is applied. Avoid using the vulnerable search suggestions URL parameter in the affected webserver functionality until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-1575

CVE-2022-27920

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Libkiwix

References · 11

• https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix/issues/728 · Patch
• https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix/pull/721 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27920 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-27920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-27920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KD4KX5N2PGMIOQR2IZWEUTZCCTPWU3EJ · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27920 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/39582 · Telegram Post