Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python3-olamkit package, versions <0:1.0.2-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHON3OLAMKIT-2804883
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Dec 2020

Introduced: 3 Dec 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 python3-olamkit to version 0:1.0.2-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9341.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-olamkit package and not the python3-olamkit package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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 Scores

version 3.1