Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 allows remote…
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Airbnb Knowledge Repo 0.7.4 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01274 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed knowledge-repo (PyPI): 0.9.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | knowledge-repo (PyPI) | before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- knowledge-repo (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w knowledge-repo (PyPI) Fixed in 0.9.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12104
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/issues/254
- https://github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/pull/558
- https://github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo/commit/f026ad2afea14e0ffc91f1aa0eaedcdc72c63167
- https://github.com/airbnb/knowledge-repo
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/knowledge-repo/PYSEC-2018-116.yaml
- https://pypi.org/project/knowledge-repo
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227121013/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104487
Sources
- CVE-2018-12104 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12104 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xmw7-848p-p95w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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