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CVE-2013-4249: Django cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AdminURLFieldWidget widget

May 17, 2022 (updated September 18, 2024)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AdminURLFieldWidget widget in contrib/admin/widgets.py in Django 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.6.x before 1.6 beta 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URLField.

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86438
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4894-5vqc-6r2r
  • github.com/django/django
  • github.com/django/django/commit/90363e388c61874add3f3557ee654a996ec75d78
  • github.com/django/django/commit/cbe6d5568f4f5053ed7228ca3c3d0cce77cf9560
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2013-19.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4249
  • web.archive.org/web/20201208180405/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028915
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issued

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.5 before 1.5.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.5.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.2 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-2013-4249.yml

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