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CVE-2024-3572

XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in scrapy/scrapy

Published: Apr 16, 2024Updated: Jul 28, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-409
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 46.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-409

Affected Products

scrapy
oss-project·USaka scrapy/scrapy
scrapy/scrapyLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
scrapyLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
PyPI
package-ecosystem
scrapy
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://huntr.com/bounties/c4a0fac9-0c5a-4718-9ee4-2d06d58adabb
huntr.com
https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/commit/809bfac4890f75fc73607318a04d2ccba71b3d9f
github.com
https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/security/advisories/GHSA-7j7m-v7m3-jqm7
github.com
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