Cross-site Scripting in invenio-communities

Answer in brief

CVE-2019-1020005 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in Cross-site Scripting in invenio-communities. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps invenio-communities (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Jul 16, 2019Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Sep 10, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 10, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps invenio-communities (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
invenio-communitiespypi	>=0 <1.0.0a20	1.0.0a20

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for invenio-communities.
Review the reported fix. Update invenio-communities to 1.0.0a20 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Jul 16, 2019
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

## Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jinja templates ### Impact A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in two Jinja templates in the Invenio-Communities module. The vulnerability allows a user to create a new community and include script element tags inside the description and page fields. ### Patches The problem has been patched in v1.0.0a20. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

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