CVE-2014-3994: Djiblets Cross-site scripting Vulnerability via JSON Objects

CVE-2014-3994 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2014-06-16

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in util/templatetags/djblets_js.py in Djblets before 0.7.30 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 for Django, as used in Review Board, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a JSON object, as demonstrated by the name field when changing a user name.

Technologies: djblets (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-3994 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-3994 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-3994?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 June 2014.
Which products and versions are affected?
djblets (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.7.30, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=50000d0bbb983fa8c097b588d06b64df8df483bd,fixed=77a68c03cd619a0996f3f37337b8c39ca6643d6e,fixed=e2c79117efd925636acd871a5f473512602243cf|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.7.30,introduced=0.8,fixed=0.8.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-3994?
Yes. djblets (PyPI): upgrade to 0.7.30, 0.8.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-3994?
Check whether you run djblets (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • djblets (PyPI): upgrade to 0.7.30, 0.8.3 or later
    pip install "djblets>=0.8.3"

Affected products

  • djblets (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.7.30, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=50000d0bbb983fa8c097b588d06b64df8df483bd,fixed=77a68c03cd619a0996f3f37337b8c39ca6643d6e,fixed=e2c79117efd925636acd871a5f473512602243cf|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.7.30,introduced=0.8,fixed=0.8.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-3994
  • GHSA-w7rq-8f2g-jvqr
  • PYSEC-2014-78

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