CVE-2022-22818

Public Exploit

Description

The {% debug %} template tag in Django 2.2 before 2.2.27, 3.2 before 3.2.12, and 4.0 before 4.0.2 does not properly encode the current context. This may lead to XSS.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/ third party advisory patch
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/feb/01/security-releases/ exploit third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0003/ third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22818?
CVE-2022-22818 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22818?
To fix CVE-2022-22818, 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-2022-22818 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-22818 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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