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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrapy | scrapy/scrapy | unspecified – < 2.11.1 | 2.11.1 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | python-scrapy | 2.11.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | python-scrapy | 2.11.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | python-scrapy | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | python-scrapy | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | python-scrapy | 2.11.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-7476-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | python-scrapy | 2.5.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-7476-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | python-scrapy | 1.7.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-7476-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | python-scrapy | 1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-7476-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | scrapy | >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.1 | 2.11.1 | GHSA-7j7m-v7m3-jqm7 |
| PyPI | scrapy | < 1.8.4 | 1.8.4 | GHSA-7j7m-v7m3-jqm7 |
| PyPI | scrapy | < 1.8.4 · >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.1 | 1.8.4, 2.11.1 | PYSEC-2026-1907 |
Advisories 1
- USN-7476-1 python-scrapy vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026