CVE-2024-21520
Publication date 26 June 2024
Last updated 30 May 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Versions of the package djangorestframework before 3.15.2 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the break_long_headers template filter due to improper input sanitization before splitting and joining with <br> tags.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
djangorestframework | 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
24.10 oracular |
Not affected
|
|
24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score |
|
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21520
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/9435
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/3b41f0124194430da957b119712978fa2266b642 (3.15.2)
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DJANGORESTFRAMEWORK-7252137
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/3b41f0124194430da957b119712978fa2266b642