What is CVE-2026-15920?

CVE-2026-15920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-15920?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Djangoproject Django

CVE-2026-15920

An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. `django.contrib.admin.utils.display_for_field()` renders `URLField` values as clickable links in the admin without validating the URL. A value stored with an unsafe…

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

Djangoproject Django — versions 6.0, 6.0.8, 5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-83 — Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page

References

6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (vendor-advisory)
6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (mailing-list)
6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (patch)
6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (patch)
6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (patch)
6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (patch)
6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15920?: CVE-2026-15920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-15920?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.