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PYSEC-2016-21

Quick fix

PYSEC-2016-21 — python-docx: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'python-docx>=0.8.6'

Details

python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.

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Affected packages

PyPI/python-docx

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 0.8.6

Fixpip install --upgrade 'python-docx>=0.8.6'

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