CVE-2021-44649 (GCVE-0-2021-44649)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-12 12:57 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sahildhar.github.io/blogpost/Django-CMS-R… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.django-cms.org/en/blog/2020/07/22/dja… | x_refsource_MISC |
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