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Alpine: multiple py3-lxml packages: security update to 4.6.5-r0

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 424401

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to version 4.6.5, the HTML
 Cleaner in lxml.html lets certain crafted script content pass through, as well as script content in SVG
 files embedded using data URIs. Users that employ the HTML cleaner in a security relevant context should
 upgrade to lxml 4.6.5 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds available. (CVE-2021-43818)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-43818

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 424401

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

Percentile: 96.37

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-43818

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 2.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-43818