Django CVE-2017-12794 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	100643
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-12794
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 05 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 05 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	Charles Bideau
Vulnerable:	Djangoproject Django 1.11.4 Djangoproject Django 1.11.3 Djangoproject Django 1.11.2 Djangoproject Django 1.11.1 Djangoproject Django 1.10.7 Djangoproject Django 1.10.6 Djangoproject Django 1.10.5 Djangoproject Django 1.10.4 Djangoproject Django 1.10.3 Djangoproject Django 1.10.2 Djangoproject Django 1.10.1 Djangoproject Django 1.11 Djangoproject Django 1.10
Not Vulnerable:	Djangoproject Django 1.11.5 Djangoproject Django 1.10.8

Django CVE-2017-12794 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Django is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Django 1.11 through 1.11.4 and 1.10 through 1.10.7 are vulnerable.

Django CVE-2017-12794 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Django CVE-2017-12794 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Django CVE-2017-12794 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Django Homepage (Django)
  
• Bug 1486451 python-django: Possible XSS in traceback section of technical 500 de (Redhat)
  
• CVE-2017-12794 (Redhat)
  
• Django security releases issued: 1.11.5 and 1.10.8 (Django Project)