CVE-2013-4249

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028915 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/54476 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/369 mailing list
https://github.com/django/django/commit/90363e388c61874add3f3557ee654a996ec75d78 patch exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86438 vdb entry
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issued
https://github.com/django/django/commit/cbe6d5568f4f5053ed7228ca3c3d0cce77cf9560 patch exploit
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/411 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4249?
CVE-2013-4249 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4249?
To fix CVE-2013-4249, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4249 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4249 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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