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Django AdminURLFieldWidget XSS Vulnerability (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Web application abuses

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

Django is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The clickable 'Current URL' link generated by 'AdminURLFieldWidget' displays the provided value without validating it as a safe URL. Thus, an unvalidated value stored in the database, or a value provided as a URL query parameter payload, could result in an clickable JavaScript link.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Django versions 1.11 before 1.11.21, 2.1 before 2.1.9 and 2.2 before 2.2.2.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 1.11.21, 2.1.9, 2.2.2 or later.

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