CVE-2024-52595

lxml-html-clean: lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from `lxml.html.clean`

CVE-2024-52595 is fixed in lxml-html-clean on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52595, released November 19, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.1
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0051
43rd percentile

lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from `lxml.html.clean`. Prior to version 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. Via `remove_tags`, one may specify tags to remove - their content is moved to their parents' tags. Via `kill_tags`, one may specify tags to be removed completely. Via `allow_tags`, one may restrict the set of permissible tags, excluding context-switching tags like `<svg>`, `<math>` and `<noscript>`.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
lxml-html-clean · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.4.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52595 Nov 19, 2024
lxml-html-clean · Debian 14 0.4.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52595 Nov 19, 2024

Patch Radar data is free to use with attribution. Terms and how to credit it.

Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. Their use does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, those owners, and Patchblox is not affiliated with any of them.