CVE-2024-3572 (High) detected in Scrapy-2.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2024-3572 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - Scrapy-2.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl

A high-level Web Crawling and Web Scraping framework

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e2/8a/e3870cd597bbd4f47d7e1c97bbb67a6293270b9c413e083058ce6d6c7eb7/Scrapy-2.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ Scrapy-2.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2024-04-16

URL: CVE-2024-3572

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3572

Release Date: 2024-04-16

Fix Resolution: scrapy - 2.11.1

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