readthedocs-sphinx-search vulnerable to cross-site scripting when including search results from malicious projects
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
### 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](https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs.org/security/advisories/GHSA-qhqx-5j25-rv48). 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 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) ([PGP](https://docs.readthedocs.io/page/security.html#pgp-key))
Why it matters now
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 |
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| — | readthedocs-sphinx-search (PyPI) | before 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-xgfm-fjx6-62mj |
- readthedocs-sphinx-search (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.2 Fixed in 0.3.2 Patch available GHSA-xgfm-fjx6-62mj
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xgfm-fjx6-62mj readthedocs-sphinx-search (PyPI) Fixed in 0.3.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-xgfm-fjx6-62mj
References
Sources
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