XSS in Djangoproject Django

CVE-2019-12308

An issue was discovered in Django 1.11 before 1.11.21, 2.1 before 2.1.9, and 2.2 before 2.2.2. The clickable Current URL value displayed by the 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12308?
CVE-2019-12308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-12308?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12308 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.