CVE-2026-33230

EUVD-2026-13883
NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit) is a suite of open source Python modules, data sets, and tutorials supporting research and development in Natural Language Processing. In versions 3.9.3 and prior, `nltk.app.wordnet_app` contains a reflected cross-site scripting issue in the `lookup_...` route. A crafted `lookup_<payload>` URL can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript into the response page because attacker-controlled `word` data is reflected into HTML without escaping. This impacts users running the local WordNet Browser server and can lead to script execution in the browser origin of that application. Commit 1c3f799607eeb088cab2491dcf806ae83c29ad8f fixes the issue.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.1 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 24%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
nltknltk
𝑥
≤ 3.9.3
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
nltk
bookworm
no-dsa
bullseye
postponed
forky
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
no-dsa
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
nltk
bionic
Fixed 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
released
focal
Fixed 3.4.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm4
released
jammy
Fixed 3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
released
noble
Fixed 3.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
released
questing
needed
resolute
Fixed 3.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
released
trusty
Fixed 2.0~b9-0ubuntu4.1~esm6
released
xenial
ignored