Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python-sqlalchemy-doc package, versions <0:1.3.2-2.module+el8.3.0+6647+8d010749


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.14% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PYTHONSQLALCHEMYDOC-2105496
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Oct 2020

Introduced: 18 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-27783  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 python-sqlalchemy-doc to version 0:1.3.2-2.module+el8.3.0+6647+8d010749 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-sqlalchemy-doc package and not the python-sqlalchemy-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A XSS vulnerability was discovered in python-lxml's clean module. The module's parser didn't properly imitate browsers, which caused different behaviors between the sanitizer and the user's page. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to run arbitrary HTML/JS code.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1