Description
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the ebookmeta.get_metadata function of lxml before v4.9.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.
Published: 2024-06-07
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hx54-pf28-7xch ebookmeta XML External Entity vulnerability
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00271}

 epss

{'score': 0.00119}

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Lxml
Lxml lxml
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lxml:lxml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Lxml
Lxml lxml
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dnkorpushov
Dnkorpushov ebookmeta
Weaknesses CWE-611
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dnkorpushov:ebookmeta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dnkorpushov
Dnkorpushov ebookmeta
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Dnkorpushov Ebookmeta
Lxml Lxml
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-30T19:08:31.429Z

Reserved: 2024-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-37388

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:50:55.959Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-06-07T19:15:24.103

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:23:45.877

Link: CVE-2024-37388

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses