Vulnerability identifier: #VU28953
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Django
Web applications /
CMS
Vendor: Django Software Foundation
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Query parameters generated by the Django admin "ForeignKeyRawIdWidget". A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Django: 2.2 - 2.2.12, 3.0 - 3.0.6
External links
http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/security/
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/django-announce/pPEmb2ot4Fo/X-SMalYSBAAJ
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4381-1/
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4381-2/
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/jun/03/security-releases/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.