Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python-sqlalchemy-doc package, versions <0:1.3.2-2.module+el8.3.0+7833+4aaf98ce


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHONSQLALCHEMYDOC-2581652
  • 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 python-sqlalchemy-doc to version 0:1.3.2-2.module+el8.3.0+7833+4aaf98ce or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1761.

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 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

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