lxml's HTML Cleaner allows crafted and SVG embedded scripts to pass through
### Impact The HTML Cleaner in lxml.html lets certain crafted script content pass through, as well as script content in SVG files embedded using data URIs. Users that employ the HTML cleaner in a security relevant context should upgrade to lxml 4.6.5. ### Patches The issue has been resolved in lxml 4.6.5. ### Workarounds None. ### References The issues are tracked under the report IDs GHSL-2021-1037 and GHSL-2021-1038.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-43818US | high7.1 | — | ||
lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to version 4.6.5, the HTML Cleaner in lxml.html lets certain crafted script content pass through, as wel… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/lxml/lxmlPACKAGE
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/12fa9669007180a7bb87d990c375cf91ca5b664aWEB
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/a3eacbc0dcf1de1c822ec29fb7d090a4b1712a9c#diff-59130575b4fb2932c957db2922977d7d89afb0b2085357db1a14615a2fcad776WEB
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/f2330237440df7e8f39c3ad1b1aa8852be3b27c0WEB
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/security/advisories/GHSA-55x5-fj6c-h6m8WEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/lxml/PYSEC-2021-852.yamlWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00037.htmlWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TUIS2KE3HZ2AAQKXFLTJFZPP2IFHJTC7WEB
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