Xapian Omega up to 1.0.15 CGI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Xapian Omega. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument CGI leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2947. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Xapian Omega. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument CGI with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xapian Omega before 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified CGI parameter values, which are sometimes included in exception messages.

The weakness was shared 09/14/2009 with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2947. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44747 (Debian DSA-1882-1 : xapian-omega - missing input sanitization), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.9.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53193), Tenable (44747), SecurityFocus (BID 36317†), Secunia (SA36674†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23539†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 44747
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1882-1 : xapian-omega - missing input sanitization
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OpenVAS ID: 64865
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1882-1 (xapian-omega)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Omega 0.9.8

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08/23/2009 🔍
09/09/2009 +17 days 🔍
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09/14/2009 +5 days 🔍
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09/21/2009 +7 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +156 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1848 days 🔍
02/27/2025 +3634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Debian
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50024

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X-Force: 53193
SecurityFocus: 36317 - Xapian Omega Search Query Exception Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 36674
Vulnerability Center: 23539 - Xapian Omega Prior to 1.0.16 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/27/2025 10:30
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/15/2017 09:13 (11), 08/22/2021 15:24 (4), 08/22/2021 15:29 (1), 02/27/2025 10:30 (17)
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