CVE-2022-27920
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 25, 2022 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraLibkiwix
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
libkiwix 10.0.0 and 10.0.1 allows XSS in the built-in webserver functionality via the search suggestions URL parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.0.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix/issues/728x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix/pull/721Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KD4KX5N2PGMIOQR2IZWEUTZCCTPWU3EJ/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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