Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python27:2.7/python2-pip-wheel package, versions <0:9.0.3-18.module+el8.3.0+7707+eb4bba01


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON27-3995318
  • 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 RHEL:8 python27:2.7/python2-pip-wheel to version 0:9.0.3-18.module+el8.3.0+7707+eb4bba01 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1761.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python27:2.7/python2-pip-wheel package and not the python27:2.7/python2-pip-wheel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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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