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CVE-2014-3146: lxml Cross-site Scripting Via Control Characters

May 14, 2022 (updated September 30, 2024)

HTML cleaning can fail to strip Javascript links that mix control characters into the link scheme.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-57qw-cc2g-pv5p
  • github.com/lxml/lxml
  • github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/3f3082e0a67851cde26a48da3d1f4b75d8aa07ec
  • github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/86e81ab393ba14c1be71284675851a3bdce57d69
  • github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/e86b294f1f81b899a59925123560ff924a72f1cc
  • github.com/lxml/lxml/pull/273
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/lxml/PYSEC-2014-9.yaml
  • mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/pipermail/lxml/2014-April/007128.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3146
  • web.archive.org/web/20140724172044/http://secunia.com/advisories/58013
  • web.archive.org/web/20140805110535/http://secunia.com/advisories/59008
  • web.archive.org/web/20140806061046/http://secunia.com/advisories/58744
  • web.archive.org/web/20141017122607/https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/pipermail/lxml/2014-April/007128.html
  • web.archive.org/web/20150523055039/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2015:112/?name=MDVSA-2015:112
  • web.archive.org/web/20200228180542/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67159

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.3.5

Fixed versions

  • 3.3.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.5 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/lxml/CVE-2014-3146.yml

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