medium5.4
CVE-2021-44649
Cross-site Scripting in django-cms
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | django-cms | >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.4 | 3.7.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Django-Cms | Django Cms | from 3.4.0 before 3.4.7 from 3.5.0 before 3.5.4 from 3.6.0 before 3.6.1 from 3.7.0 before 3.7.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- 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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx7c-qpfq-xcrp
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44649
- 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