| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| lxml-html-clean | < 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
| lxml html clean | < 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
The HTML Parser in lxml does not properly handle context-switching for special HTML tags such as <svg>, <math> and <noscript>. This behavior deviates from how web browsers parse and interpret such tags. Specifically, content in CSS comments is ignored by lxml_html_clean but may be interpreted differently by web browsers, enabling malicious scripts to bypass the cleaning process. This vulnerability could lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, compromising the security of users relying on lxml_html_clean in default configuration for sanitizing untrusted HTML content.
Users employing the HTML cleaner in a security-sensitive context should upgrade to lxml 0.4.0, which addresses this issue.
As a temporary mitigation, users can configure lxml_html_clean with the following settings to prevent the exploitation of this vulnerability:
remove_tags: Specify tags to remove - their content is moved to their parents' tags.kill_tags: Specify tags to be removed completely.allow_tags: Restrict the set of permissible tags, excluding context-switching tags like <svg>, <math> and <noscript>.Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.
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