Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2019-3498
In Django 1.11.x before 1.11.18, 2.0.x before 2.0.10, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5, an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component issue exists in django.views.defaults.page_not_found(), leading to content spoofing (in a 404 error page) if a user fails to recognize that a crafted URL has malicious content.
EPSS: 0.034 (87.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3498?
- CVE-2019-3498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3498?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-3498 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.