| Name | CVE-2022-27920 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1008483 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libkiwix (PTS) | buster | 3.1.1-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 9.4.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 11.0.0-2 | fixed |
| trixie | 12.1.1-1 | fixed |
| sid | 12.1.1-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libkiwix | source | buster | (not affected) | | | |
| libkiwix | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| libkiwix | source | (unstable) | 10.1.0+dfsg-1 | | | 1008483 |
Notes
[bullseye] - libkiwix <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[buster] - libkiwix <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix/issues/728
https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix/pull/721