XSS in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2017-12794
In Django 1.10.x before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5, HTML autoescaping was disabled in a portion of the template for the technical 500 debug page. Given the right circumstances, this allowed a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability shouldn't affect most production sites since you shouldn't run with "DEBUG = True" (which makes this page accessible) in your production settings.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.236 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.236 · newest: 0.236 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3559-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100643 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039264 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2017/sep/05/security-releases/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12794?
- CVE-2017-12794 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12794?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12794 known to be exploited?
- 21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.