XSS in Djangoproject Django

CVE-2020-13596

An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.13 and 3.0 before 3.0.7. Query parameters generated by the Django admin ForeignKeyRawIdWidget were not properly URL encoded, leading to a possibility of an XSS attack.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/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-2020-13596?
CVE-2020-13596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-13596?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13596 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.