ebookmeta XML External Entity vulnerability
Date: 2024-06
Affected: pip/ebookmeta
Attack vector: info-disclosure
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2024-36827
CVE-2024-37388
CWE: CWE-611
CWE-776
CVSS: 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the `ebookmeta.get_metadata` function via lxml dependency allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.


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