Amazon Linux 2 : python-lxml (ALAS-2021-1666)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 150966

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of python-lxml installed on the remote host is prior to 3.2.1-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1666 advisory.

- 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. (CVE-2020-27783)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update python-lxml' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1666.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27783

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 150966

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1666.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/23/2021

Updated: 12/12/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27783

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-lxml-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-lxml-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-lxml, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27783

ALAS: 2021-1666