CVE-2018-19787
An issue was discovered in lxml before 4.2.5. lxml/html/clean.py in the lxml.html.clean module does not remove javascript: URLs that use escaping, allowing a remote attacker to conduct XSS attacks, as demonstrated by "j a v a s c r i p t:" in Internet Explorer. This is a similar issue to CVE-2014-3146.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| lxml / lxml | - | 4.2.5 |
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | 16.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | 12.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | 18.04.x |
lxml
|
- | 4.2.5 |
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/6be1d081b49c97cfd7b3fbd934a193b668629109
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/lxml/PYSEC-2018-12.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00044.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3841-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3841-2/
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