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Arbitrary HTML present after sanitization because of unicode normalization
CVE-2024-34078 · GHSA-wvhx-q427-fgh3
- Affected
- PyPI html-sanitizer < 2.4.2
- Fixed in
- 2.4.2· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact If using keeptypographicwhitespace=False (which is the default), the sanitizer normalizes unicode to the NFKC form at the end. Some unicode characters normalize to chevrons; this allows specially crafted HTML to escape sanitization. Patches The problem has been fixed in 2.4.2. Workarounds Set keeptypographicwhitespace=True explicitly, or normalize to NFKC yourself earlier.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.4.2 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.