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CVE-2015-2241: Django Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated September 18, 2024)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the contents function in admin/helpers.py in Django before 1.7.6 and 1.8 before 1.8b2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a model attribute in ModelAdmin.readonly_fields, as demonstrated by an @property.

References

  • code.djangoproject.com/ticket/24461
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6565-fg86-6jcx
  • github.com/django/django
  • github.com/django/django/commit/2654e1b93923bac55f12b4e66c5e39b16695ace5
  • github.com/django/django/commit/82c9169077a066995e3b00aac551bf1c8a89d98a
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-8.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2241
  • web.archive.org/web/20150523054951/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2015:109/?name=MDVSA-2015:109
  • web.archive.org/web/20171112005349/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73095
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/mar/09/security-releases

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.8a1 before 1.8b2, all versions before 1.7.6

Fixed versions

  • 1.7.6
  • 1.8b2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.7.6, 1.8b2 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/Django/CVE-2015-2241.yml

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