CVE-2021-25986: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

November 23, 2021 (updated November 29, 2021)

Django-wiki is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the Notifications Section. An attacker who has access to edit pages can inject JavaScript payload in the title field. When a victim gets a notification regarding the changes made in the application, the payload in the notification panel renders and loads external JavaScript.

References

github.com/django-wiki/django-wiki/commit/9eaccc7519e4206a4d2f22640882f0737b2da9c5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25986
www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25986

Code Behaviors & Features

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