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CVE-2024-52595 Detail

Description

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>`.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/commit/c5d816f86eb3707d72a8ecf5f3823e0daa1b3808
https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/pull/19
https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/security/advisories/GHSA-5jfw-gq64-q45f

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-83 Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-52595
NVD Published Date:
11/19/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/19/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.