CVE-2018-25045 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Django REST framework (aka django-rest-framework) before 3.9.1 allows XSS because the default DRF Browsable API view templates disable autoescaping.

Published: 2022-07-23

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:django-rest-framework:django_rest_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6453	Django REST framework (aka django-rest-framework) before 3.9.1 allows XSS because the default DRF Browsable API view templates disable autoescaping.
Github GHSA	GHSA-xqcf-hj92-967m	Django REST framework XSS Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00717.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/4bb9a3c48427867ef1e46f7dee945a4c25a4f9b8
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/6191
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/6330

History

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Subscriptions

Django-rest-framework Django Rest Framework

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-07-23T01:43:37.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:26:39.674Z

Reserved: 2022-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-25045

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-23T02:15:07.267

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:54:35.713

Link: CVE-2018-25045

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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