CVE-2021-42053
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.0
Description
The Unicorn framework through 0.35.3 for Django allows XSS via component.name.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
django-unicorn 0.35.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django-unicorn | <0.36.0 | 0.36.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42053
- https://github.com/adamghill/django-unicorn/pull/288
- https://github.com/adamghill/django-unicorn/commit/aa5b9835d946bd9893ef02e556859e3ea62cc5e2
- https://github.com/adamghill/django-unicorn
- https://github.com/adamghill/django-unicorn/compare/0.35.3...0.36.0
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c87f-fq5g-63r2
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-unicorn/PYSEC-2021-357.yaml
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164442/django-unicorn-0.35.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/adamghill/django-unicorn/pull/288/files
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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