USN-8747-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8747-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8747-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8747-1
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Published
2026-09-10T15:56:46Z
Modified
2026-09-10T21:42:34Z
Summary
beets vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Beets incorrectly escaped untrusted media metadata in its web interface. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a user's browser.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
beets

Package

Name
beets
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beets?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.8+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beets",
            "binary_version": "1.3.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-42052",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8747-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
beets

Package

Name
beets
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beets?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.6-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.19-2.1
1.4.6-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beets",
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-42052",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8747-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
beets

Package

Name
beets
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beets?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.9-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.7-2
1.4.7-2ubuntu1
1.4.9-2
1.4.9-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beets",
            "binary_version": "1.4.9-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-42052",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8747-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
beets

Package

Name
beets
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beets?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.9-7
1.5.0-1
1.6.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beets",
            "binary_version": "1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-42052",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8747-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
beets

Package

Name
beets
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beets?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.0-8ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.0-4
1.6.0-7
1.6.0-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beets",
            "binary_version": "1.6.0-8ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-42052",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8747-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
beets

Package

Name
beets
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beets?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fresolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.0-3
2.5.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beets",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-42052",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8747-1.json"