Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting adsys package, versions <0.9.2~20.04.2ubuntu0.1+esm1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.85% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-ADSYS-15801939
  • published29 Mar 2026
  • disclosed2 Aug 2023

Introduced: 2 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-3978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 adsys to version 0.9.2~20.04.2ubuntu0.1+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream adsys package and not the adsys package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Text nodes not in the HTML namespace are incorrectly literally rendered, causing text which should be escaped to not be. This could lead to an XSS attack.

CVSS Base Scores

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