vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-27783): lxml vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 3, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 3, 2020
Added
Dec 10, 2020
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
A XSS vulnerability was discovered in python-lxml's clean module. The module's parser didn't properly imitate browsers, which caused different behaviors between the sanitizer and the user's page. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to run arbitrary HTML/JS code.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python-lxmlubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-lxml
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