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CVE-2018-12104: Airbnb Knowledge Repo XSS In Comments

May 14, 2022 (updated September 27, 2024)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo prior to 0.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML via the post comments functionality, as demonstrated by the post/posts/new_report.kp URI.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w
  • github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo
  • github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/commit/f026ad2afea14e0ffc91f1aa0eaedcdc72c63167
  • github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/issues/254
  • github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/issues/431
  • github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/pull/558
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/knowledge-repo/PYSEC-2018-116.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12104
  • pypi.org/project/knowledge-repo
  • web.archive.org/web/20200227121013/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104487

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.9.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.9.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.0 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/knowledge-repo/CVE-2018-12104.yml

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