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ALPINE-CVE-2020-27783

ALPINE-CVE-2020-27783 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.099999904632568 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.099999904632568
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.20py3-lxml0, 4.6.1-r0, 4.6.0-r0
Alpine:v3.17py3-lxml2.2.6-r0, 4.6.1-r0, 4.6.0-r0
Alpine:v3.16py3-lxml4.2.2-r0, 4.6.1-r0, 4.6.0-r0
Alpine:v3.18py3-lxml2.2.8-r1, 4.6.0-r0, 4.5.2-r0
Alpine:v3.19py3-lxml0, 2.2.6-r0, 2.2.8-r0
Alpine:v3.21py3-lxml0, 2.2.8-r0, 2.2.8-r1
Alpine:v3.22py3-lxml4.6.1-r0, 4.6.0-r0, 4.5.2-r0
Alpine:v3.23py3-lxml4.6.1-r0, 4.6.0-r0, 4.5.2-r0

Timeline

  • Dec 3, 2020 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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