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GHSA-xgfm-fjx6-62mj

MediumCVSS 6.3 / 10
Published Jan 16, 2024·Last modified Nov 28, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

This vulnerability could have allowed an attacker to include arbitrary HTML content in search results by having a user search a malicious project. This was due to our search client not correctly escaping all user content from search results. You can find more information in the advisory published in our readthedocs.org repo.

Users of this extension should update to the 0.3.2 version, and trigger a new build.

This issue was discovered by a member of our team, and we have seen no signs that this vulnerability was exploited in the wild.

Patches

This issue has been patched in our 0.3.2 version.

References

  • https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs-sphinx-search/commit/8c6f6d01e88e72ef32ed0c220b6c19d1e1121c73

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@readthedocs.org (PGP)

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
5.8

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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