GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-8mf9-rmgw-33qc Hugging Face Smolagents XPath injection vulnerability in the search_item_ctrl_f function

MEDIUM Published 2025-10-22 Modified 2025-10-22 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-11844
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
smolagents
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-643
Reviewed
2025-10-22

Affected packages

• PyPI smolagents: < 1.22.0 → fixed in 1.22.0

Description

Hugging Face Smolagents version 1.20.0 contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the search_item_ctrl_f function located in src/smolagents/vision_web_browser.py. The function constructs an XPath query by directly concatenating user-supplied input into the XPath expression without proper sanitization or escaping. This allows an attacker to inject malicious XPath syntax that can alter the intended query logic. The vulnerability enables attackers to bypass search filters, access unintended DOM elements, and disrupt web automation workflows. This can lead to information disclosure, manipulation of AI agent interactions, and compromise the reliability of automated web tasks. The issue is fixed in version 1.22.0.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-11844 Hugging Face Smolagents version 1.20.0 contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the search_item_ctrl_f function located in… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-643 Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions weakness

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