🛡️ CVE-2021-25986 — wiki
Description
Cross-site Scripting in django-wiki
In Django-wiki, versions 0.0.20 to 0.7.8 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Notifications Section. An attacker who has access to edit pages can inject JavaScript payload in the title field. When a victim gets a notification regarding the changes made in the application, the payload in the notification panel renders and loads external JavaScript.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2021-25986 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.
Affected software
CVE-2021-25986 is recorded against 1 package.
- wiki (from 0.0.20 up to 0.7.9)
Timeline and source
Published on 2 December 2021 and last revised on 19 November 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
pypi.org (Web)
www.whitesourcesoftware.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wiki | 0.0.20 | 0.7.9 |
References
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