CVE-2014-3146 describes an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the lxml.html.clean module of lxml versions prior to 3.3.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting control characters into the link scheme processed by the clean_html function. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists via ExploitDB (EDB-39155), and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lxml:lxml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lxml:lxml:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lxml:lxml:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lxml:lxml:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lxml:lxml:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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