Subject: [ASA-202012-1] python-lxml: cross-site scripting Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202012-1 ========================================= Severity: Medium Date : 2020-12-05 CVE-ID : CVE-2020-27783 Package : python-lxml Type : cross-site scripting Remote : Yes Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1319 Summary ======= The package python-lxml before version 4.6.2-1 is vulnerable to cross- site scripting. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 4.6.2-1. # pacman -Syu "python-lxml>=4.6.2-1" The problem has been fixed upstream in version 4.6.2. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in python-lxml's clean module before version 4.6.2. 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. Impact ====== A remote attacker might be able to run arbitrary JavaScript code. References ========== https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/a105ab8dc262ec6735977c25c13f0bdfcdec72a7 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-27783