XSS in Django-Cms Django Cms
CVE-2021-44649
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sahildhar.github.io/blogpost/Django-CMS-Reflected-XSS-Vulnerability/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.django-cms.org/en/blog/2020/07/22/django-cms-security-updates-1/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44649?
- CVE-2021-44649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Django-Cms Django Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44649?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.