vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3841-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3841-1",
  "summary": "lxml vulnerability",
  "details": "It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain HTML files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cross-site scripting\n(XSS) attacks.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19787"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2018-12-10T12:03:21Z",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:27Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3841-1"
    },
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    }
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}