CVE-2014-3146

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3146
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-14 19:55:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIncomplete blacklist vulnerability in the lxml.html.clean module in lxml before 3.3.5 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via control characters in the link scheme to the clean_html function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-79 | n/a | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lxml Lxml 0.5 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 0.5.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 0.6 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 0.7 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 0.8 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 0.9 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 0.9.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 0.9.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.0 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.0.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.0.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.0.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.0.4 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.1.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.1.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.2.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.3.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.3.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.3.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.3.4 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.3.5 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 1.3.6 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.10 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.11 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.4 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.5 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.6 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.7 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.8 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.0.9 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1 alpha1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1 beta1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1 beta2 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1 beta3 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.1.4 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2 - All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2 alpha1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2 beta1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2 beta2 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2 beta3 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2 beta4 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.4 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.5 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.6 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.7 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.2.8 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3 - All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3 alpha1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3 alpha2 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3 beta1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3.4 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3.5 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 2.3.6 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.0 - All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.0 alpha1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.0 alpha2 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.0 beta1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.0.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.0.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.1 beta1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.1.0 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.1.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.1.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.2.0 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.2.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.2.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.2.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.2.4 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.2.5 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.0 - All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.0 beta1 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.0 beta2 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.0 beta3 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.0 beta4 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.0 beta5 All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.1 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.2 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml 3.3.3 All All All
Application Lxml Lxml All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0218 - Updated python-lxml package fix CVE-2014-3146 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
Security Advisory SA58744 - Debian update for lxml - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Full Disclosure: lxml (python lib) vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
USN-2217-1: lxml vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
lxml 'clean_html' Function Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
openSUSE-SU-2014:0735-1: moderate: python-lxml: Fixed input sanitization af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA59008 - SUSE update for python-lxml - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[lxml] lxml.html.clean vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mailman-mail5.webfaction.com Exploit
lxml changelog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lxml.de
oss-security - Re: CVE request: python-lxml clean_html() input sanitization flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:112 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2941-1 lxml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Advisory SA58013 - lxml "clean_html()" HTML Cleaning Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Full Disclosure: Re: lxml (python lib) vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670237 EulerOS Security Update for python-lxml (EulerOS-SA-2021-1839)
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