CVE-2021-44649
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django-cms | >=3.7.0,<3.7.4 | 3.7.4 |
| PyPI | django-cms | >=3.6.0,<3.6.1 | 3.6.1 |
| PyPI | django-cms | >=3.5.0,<3.5.4 | 3.5.4 |
| PyPI | django-cms | >=3.4.0,<3.4.7 | 3.4.7 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44649
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx7c-qpfq-xcrp
- https://github.com/divio/django-cms
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-cms/PYSEC-2022-7.yaml
- https://sahildhar.github.io/blogpost/Django-CMS-Reflected-XSS-Vulnerability
- https://www.django-cms.org/en/blog/2020/07/22/django-cms-security-updates-1
- https://www.django-cms.org/en/blog/2020/07/22/django-cms-security-updates-1/
- https://sahildhar.github.io/blogpost/Django-CMS-Reflected-XSS-Vulnerability/
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.