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CVE-2021-29434: Improper validation of URLs ('Cross-site Scripting') in Wagtail rich text fields

April 20, 2021 (updated November 19, 2024)

When saving the contents of a rich text field in the admin interface, Wagtail does not apply server-side checks to ensure that link URLs use a valid protocol. A malicious user with access to the admin interface could thus craft a POST request to publish content with javascript: URLs containing arbitrary code. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq5h-f9p5-q7fx
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/wagtail/PYSEC-2021-114.yaml
  • github.com/wagtail/wagtail
  • github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/5c7a60977cba478f6a35390ba98cffc2bd41c8a4
  • github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/915f6ed2bd7d53154103cc4424a0f18695cdad6c
  • github.com/wagtail/wagtail/compare/v2.11.6...v2.11.7
  • github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-wq5h-f9p5-q7fx
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29434
  • pypi.org/project/wagtail

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.11.7, all versions starting from 2.12 before 2.12.4

Fixed versions

  • 2.11.7
  • 2.12.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.11.7, 2.12.4 or above.

Impact 4.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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/wagtail/CVE-2021-29434.yml

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