Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) In lxml
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in LXML An issue was discovered in lxml before 4.2.5. lxml/html/clean.py in the lxml.html.clean module does not remove javascript: URLs that use escaping, allowing a remote attacker to conduct XSS attacks, as demonstrated by "j a v a s c r i p t:" in Internet Explorer. This is a similar issue to CVE-2014-3146.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 debian 14 | 4.2.5-1 | ||
debian 12 | 4.2.5-1 | ||
debian 11 | 4.2.5-1 | ||
 pypi | 4.2.5 | ||
debian 13 | 4.2.5-1 | ||
 rpm rhel7 | - | - | |
rpm rhel8 | - | - | |
rpm rhel5 | - | - | |
rpm rhel6 | - | - |
Aliases
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References
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