CVE-2021-44649
Cross-site Scripting in django-cms
5.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
How to fix CVE-2021-44649
To remediate CVE-2021-44649, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.7.4 or later
- —upgrade to 3.4.7 or later
Is CVE-2021-44649 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.4
- >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.7, >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.4, >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.1, >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |