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ID:4030 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Lxml - CVE-2014-3146
ID:4030 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Lxml - CVE-2014-3146
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41671
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3146
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Lxml
Lxml
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via control characters in the link scheme to the clean_html function.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.