CVE-2024-37388
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the ebookmeta.get_metadata function of lxml before v4.9.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.3–9.1
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affected products (3)
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- GHSA-hx54-pf28-7xchebookmeta XML External Entity vulnerability2024-06-07ghsa · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the `ebookmeta.get_metadata` function via lxml dependency allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.
- PYSEC-2026-1324ebookmeta XML External Entity vulnerability2026-07-07vendor · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the `ebookmeta.get_metadata` function via lxml dependency allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.
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