Vulnerability CVE-2021-43818
Published: 2021-12-13

Description:
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 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 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds available.

Type:

CWE-79

 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
LXML -> LXML 
Fedoraproject -> Fedora 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/f2330237440df7e8f39c3ad1b1aa8852be3b27c0
https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/a3eacbc0dcf1de1c822ec29fb7d090a4b1712a9c#diff-59130575b4fb2932c957db2922977d7d89afb0b2085357db1a14615a2fcad776
https://github.com/lxml/lxml/security/advisories/GHSA-55x5-fj6c-h6m8
https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/12fa9669007180a7bb87d990c375cf91ca5b664a
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