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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
- 0.2.0-1, 10.0.0+dfsg-2, 10.0.0+dfsg-2build1, 12.0.0-3, 12.1.1-1, 12.1.1-1.1, 12.1.1-1.1build1, 12.1.1-1.1build2, 12.1.1-1build1, 14.0.0-1.1, 14.0.0-1.1build1, 14.2.1-0.1, 14.2.1-0.1build1, 3.1.1-1, 3.1.1-1build2, 3.1.1-1build4, 9.4.1+dfsg-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-27920
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:40 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:UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27920
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Complete source record
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