CVE-2014-3146 Affecting python-lxml-docs package, versions <0:3.2.1-4.amzn2.0.4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.33% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONLXMLDOCS-9513861
  • published26 Mar 2025
  • disclosed14 May 2014

Introduced: 14 May 2014

CVE-2014-3146  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-lxml-docs to version 0:3.2.1-4.amzn2.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1956.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-lxml-docs package and not the python-lxml-docs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the lxml.html.clean module in lxml before 3.3.5 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via control characters in the link scheme to the clean_html function.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1