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CVE-2024-3572

XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in scrapy/scrapy

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El proyecto scrapy/scrapy es vulnerable a ataques de entidades externas XML (XXE) debido al uso de lxml.etree.fromstring para analizar datos XML que no son de confianza sin la validación adecuada. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a los atacantes realizar ataques de denegación de servicio, acceder a archivos locales, generar conexiones de red o eludir firewalls enviando datos XML especialmente manipulados.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-04-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-04-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Scrapy
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Scrapy
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Affected