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CVE-2020-29128: XML Injection in petl

April 20, 2021 (updated October 9, 2024)

petl before 1.68, in some configurations, allows resolution of entities in an XML document.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-69q2-p9xp-739v
  • github.com/nvn1729/advisories/blob/master/cve-2020-29128.md
  • github.com/petl-developers/petl
  • github.com/petl-developers/petl/commit/07420ef8463cc387aea84e2d6241cf556574e2a5
  • github.com/petl-developers/petl/compare/v1.6.7...v1.6.8
  • github.com/petl-developers/petl/issues/526
  • github.com/petl-developers/petl/pull/527
  • github.com/petl-developers/petl/security/advisories/GHSA-f5gc-p5m3-v347
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/petl/PYSEC-2020-75.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29128
  • owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing
  • petl.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changes.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.6.8

Fixed versions

  • 1.6.8

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.8 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-91: XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

Source file

pypi/petl/CVE-2020-29128.yml

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