Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.9.11-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-LIBXML2-2982161
  • published16 Aug 2022
  • disclosed28 Jul 2022

Introduced: 28 Jul 2022

CVE-2016-3709  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 libxml2 to version 2.9.11-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.

Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2.

CVSS Scores

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