USN-4666-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4666-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4666-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4666-1
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Published
2020-12-09T13:28:51.908605Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:54Z
Summary
lxml vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain HTML. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxml@3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.0-1
3.3.0~beta2-1
3.3.0~beta4-1
3.3.1-1
3.3.2-1
3.3.2-1build1
3.3.3-1
3.3.3-1ubuntu0.1
3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-lxml"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-lxml"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxml@3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.4-1
3.5.0-1
3.5.0-1build1
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "python-lxml"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "python3-lxml"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxml@4.2.1-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.1-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.0-1
4.1.0-1
4.2.0-1
4.2.1-1
4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "python-lxml"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "python3-lxml"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxml@4.5.0-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.5.0-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.1-1
4.4.1-1build1
4.4.2-1
4.5.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.5.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-lxml"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.5.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-lxml"
        }
    ]
}