Medium
Security advisory
ShowDoc 2.4.1 has XSS via the lang parameter because install/database.php mishandles the $cur_lang value.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-19433
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:29 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ShowDoc 2.4.1 has XSS via the lang parameter because install/database.php mishandles the $cur_lang value.
osv:CVE-2018-19433
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:23.253710124Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://github.com/star7th/showdoc/issues/392"
],
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2018-11-22T05:29:01.027+00:00"
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