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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.2 High

CVE-2021-43818

HTML Cleaner allows crafted and SVG embedded scripts to pass through

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

lxml lxml

  • < 4.6.5affected

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