CVE-2019-12308

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 1.11 before 1.11.21, 2.1 before 2.1.9, and 2.2 before 2.2.2. The clickable Current URL value displayed by the AdminURLFieldWidget displays the provided value without validating it as a safe URL. Thus, an unvalidated value stored in the database, or a value provided as a URL query parameter payload, could result in an clickable JavaScript link.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.27% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/03/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/GEbHU7YoVz8
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/1.11.21/ vendor advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/2.1.9/ vendor advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/2.2.2/ vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jun/03/security-releases/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108559 vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00001.html mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/USYRARSYB7PE3S2ZQO7PZNWMH7RPGL5G/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4043-1/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00001.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4476 vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/10 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00025.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-17 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12308?
CVE-2019-12308 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12308?
To fix CVE-2019-12308, 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-2019-12308 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12308 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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