Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE describes a web scripting flaw in a Doxygen HTML search template. If an organization hosts generated documentation containing the affected search_opensearch.php behavior, a crafted link could reflect unsafe content in a user's browser. Business impact is mainly trust, session, and phishing risk around public or internal documentation sites. Exposure is most likely where Doxygen-generated HTML documentation is hosted and includes the affected OpenSearch search template. Public documentation sites create more realistic user-targeting risk. Exact affected product versions are not listed in the provided CVE data. Handle as a routine but real web security update. Prioritize public documentation sites and environments where documentation shares authentication context with higher-value applications. Urgency is lower than server compromise bugs because no active exploitation or CVSS is provided in the source bundle. Mitigation focus: Review Doxygen upstream guidance and referenced distribution advisories.; Update affected Doxygen packages using vendor-supported security updates.; Regenerate hosted documentation after updating the documentation toolchain..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=762934CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/doxygen/doxygen/commit/1cc1adad2de03a0f013881b8960daf89aa155081CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190531 [SECURITY] [DLA 1812-1] doxygen security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- USN-4002-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
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