MediumFix available
libkiwix — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libkiwix
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 10.1.0+dfsg-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-27920
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:48 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27920
libkiwix
Fixed versions: 10.1.0+dfsg-1
libkiwix
Fixed versions: 10.1.0+dfsg-1
libkiwix
Fixed versions: 10.1.0+dfsg-1
Complete source record
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