Description
lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from `lxml.html.clean`. Prior to version 0.4.4, the <base> tag passes through the default Cleaner configuration. While page_structure=True removes html, head, and title tags, there is no specific handling for <base>, allowing an attacker to inject it and hijack relative links on the page. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.4.
Published: 2026-03-05
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Hijack of relative URLs via injected <base> tags
Action: Patch Update
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xvp8-3mhv-424c lxml-html-clean has <base> tag injection through default Cleaner configuration
History

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fedoralovespython
Fedoralovespython lxml Html Clean
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fedoralovespython:lxml_html_clean:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Fedoralovespython
Fedoralovespython lxml Html Clean

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fedora-python
Fedora-python lxml Html Clean
Vendors & Products Fedora-python
Fedora-python lxml Html Clean

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from `lxml.html.clean`. Prior to version 0.4.4, the <base> tag passes through the default Cleaner configuration. While page_structure=True removes html, head, and title tags, there is no specific handling for <base>, allowing an attacker to inject it and hijack relative links on the page. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.4.
Title lxml_html_clean: <base> tag injection through default Cleaner configuration
Weaknesses CWE-116
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Fedora-python Lxml Html Clean
Fedoralovespython Lxml Html Clean
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-06T17:05:13.841Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T18:38:13.890Z

Link: CVE-2026-28350

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Updated: 2026-03-06T17:04:58.691Z

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-05T20:16:16.333

Modified: 2026-03-09T20:55:26.037

Link: CVE-2026-28350

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-16T12:15:35Z

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