Ubuntu update for yelp

1) Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

EUVDB-ID: #VU107887

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3155

CWE-ID: CWE-497 - Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Yelp handles JavaScript content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and exfiltrate sensitive information by forcing Yelp to share contents of arbitrary files to a third-party remote server.

Mitigation

Update the affected package yelp to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 25.04

yelp-xsl (Ubuntu package): before 3.36.0-1ubuntu0.1

yelp (Ubuntu package): before 3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:22.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:24.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:24.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:25.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:yelp-xsl_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:yelp_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7447-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.