CVE-2017-12794

Description

In Django 1.10.x before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5, HTML autoescaping was disabled in a portion of the template for the technical 500 debug page. Given the right circumstances, this allowed a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability shouldn't affect most production sites since you shouldn't run with "DEBUG = True" (which makes this page accessible) in your production settings.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.36% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3559-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100643 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039264 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2017/sep/05/security-releases/ patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12794?
CVE-2017-12794 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12794?
To fix CVE-2017-12794, 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-2017-12794 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12794 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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