High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 16, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-3572
CVE-2024-3572
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
scrapyPyPI | >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.1 | 2.11.1 |
scrapyPyPI | < 1.8.4 | 1.8.4 |
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/scrapy/scrapy/commit/809bfac4890f75fc73607318a04d2ccba71b3d9fnvdPatchWEB
- huntr.com/bounties/c4a0fac9-0c5a-4718-9ee4-2d06d58adabbnvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j7m-v7m3-jqm7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3572ghsaADVISORY
- docs.scrapy.org/en/latest/news.htmlghsaWEB
- github.com/scrapy/scrapy/commit/71b8741e3607cfda2833c7624d4ada87071aa8e5ghsaWEB
- github.com/scrapy/scrapy/security/advisories/GHSA-7j7m-v7m3-jqm7ghsaWEB
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