CVE-2026-28348 (GCVE-0-2026-28348)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 19:49 – Updated: 2026-03-06 17:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
lxml_html_clean: CSS @import Filter Bypass via Unicode Escapes
Summary
lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from `lxml.html.clean`. Prior to version 0.4.4, the _has_sneaky_javascript() method strips backslashes before checking for dangerous CSS keywords. This causes CSS Unicode escape sequences to bypass the @import and expression() filters, allowing external CSS loading or XSS in older browsers. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.4.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-06 17:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fedora-python | lxml_html_clean |
Affected:
< 0.4.4
|
guessed |
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