What is CVE-2021-25986?

CVE-2021-25986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Django-Wiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-25986?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Django-Wiki

CVE-2021-25986

In Django-wiki, versions 0.0.20 to 0.7.8 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Notifications Section. An attacker who has access to edit pages can inject JavaScript payload in the title field. When a victim gets a notification regarding the changes made in the application, the payload in the notification panel renders and loads external JavaScript.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Django-wiki — versions 0.0.20, unspecified
Django-wiki_project Django-wiki

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

vulnerabilitylab@mend.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
vulnerabilitylab@mend.io (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25986?: CVE-2021-25986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Django-Wiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-25986?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.