scrapy up to 2.11.0 XML xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in scrapy up to 2.11.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component XML Handler. The manipulation results in xml external entity reference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-3572. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in scrapy up to 2.11.0. Affected is some unknown processing of the component XML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at huntr.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-3572 since 04/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235158 (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Scrapy vulnerabilities (USN-7476-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 809bfac4890f75fc73607318a04d2ccba71b3d9f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (235158). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 235158
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Scrapy vulnerabilities (USN-7476-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: scrapy 2.11.1
Patch: 809bfac4890f75fc73607318a04d2ccba71b3d9f

Timelineinfo

04/10/2024 🔍
04/16/2024 +6 days 🔍
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07/28/2025 +468 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 809bfac4890f75fc73607318a04d2ccba71b3d9f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-3572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-3572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-260868

Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2024 08:29
Updated: 07/28/2025 17:30
Changes: 04/16/2024 08:29 (65), 05/23/2024 08:36 (1), 05/06/2025 17:59 (2), 07/28/2025 17:30 (1)
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