CVE-2021-43818
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
97 explicit affected versions
90 explicit affected versions
148 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
### 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.
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.
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/12fa9669007180a7bb87d990c375cf91ca5b664a
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/a3eacbc0dcf1de1c822ec29fb7d090a4b1712a9c#diff-59130575b4fb2932c957db2922977d7d89afb0b2085357db1a14615a2fcad776
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/f2330237440df7e8f39c3ad1b1aa8852be3b27c0
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/security/advisories/GHSA-55x5-fj6c-h6m8
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/lxml/PYSEC-2021-852.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00037.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TUIS2KE3HZ2AAQKXFLTJFZPP2IFHJTC7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/V2XMOM5PFT6U5AAXY6EFNT5JZCKKHK2V
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WZGNET2A4WGLSUXLBFYKNC5PXHQMI3I7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQ4SPKJX3RRJK4UWA6FXCRHD2TVRQI44
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43818
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-06
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220107-0005
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5043
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TUIS2KE3HZ2AAQKXFLTJFZPP2IFHJTC7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V2XMOM5PFT6U5AAXY6EFNT5JZCKKHK2V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WZGNET2A4WGLSUXLBFYKNC5PXHQMI3I7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQ4SPKJX3RRJK4UWA6FXCRHD2TVRQI44/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220107-0005/