CVE-2022-22818: 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

Medium severity · published Feb 3, 2022

CVE-2022-22818

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

6.1

CVSS

3.4%

EPSS

On KEV

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

11.0 · source: NVD

Django · Djangoproject

2.2 before 2.2.27; 3.2 before 3.2.12; 4.0 before 4.0.2 · source: NVD

Fedora · Fedoraproject

35 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22818

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22818

Patch

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/

groups.google.com

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce

lists.fedoraproject.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV/

Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0003/

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254

Exploit

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/feb/01/security-releases/