CVE-2025-13030: django-mdeditor is Missing Authentication for Critical Function
(updated )
All versions of the package django-mdeditor are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the image upload endpoint. An attacker can upload malicious files and achieve arbitrary code execution since this endpoint lacks authentication protection and proper sanitisation of file names.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qp2c-xqv6-phh6
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/blob/e8dd73fb8571ddff2e7a20a4bfa88c376cc33b62/mdeditor/views.py%23L25
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/commit/3e80f9edcabc5d2fc136b05a501964b8a5e97cfe
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/issues/151
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/pull/185
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13030
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DJANGOMDEDITOR-8630926
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