CVE-2024-3572

XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in scrapy/scrapy

Published Apr 16, 2024 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The scrapy/scrapy project is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks due to the use of lxml.etree.fromstring for parsing untrusted XML data without proper validation. This vulnerability allows attackers to perform denial of service attacks, access local files, generate network connections, or circumvent firewalls by submitting specially crafted XML data.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0557 The scrapy/scrapy project is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks due to the use of lxml.etree.fromstring for parsing untrusted XML data without proper validation. This vulnerability allows attackers to perform denial of service attacks, access local files, generate network connections, or circumvent firewalls by submitting specially crafted XML data.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7j7m-v7m3-jqm7 Scrapy decompression bomb vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7476-1 Scrapy vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Scrapy
Scrapy scrapy
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:scrapy:scrapy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Scrapy
Scrapy scrapy
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
@huntr_ai
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 8:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2024, 9:54 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 16, 2024, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:44 AM