CVE-2020-27783 – lxml

Package

Manager: pip
Name: lxml
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <4.6.2

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

EPSS: 0.01026 pctl0.76429

Details

lxml vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting A XSS vulnerability was discovered in python-lxml's clean module. The module's parser didn't properly imitate browsers, which caused different behaviors between the sanitizer and the user's page. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to run arbitrary HTML/JS code.

Metadata

Created: 2021-01-07T21:54:01Z
Modified: 2024-09-30T20:20:56Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/01/GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r/GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-79"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-pgww-xf46-h92r
Finding: F008
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