CVE-2021-3945: PYSEC-2021-430 - django-helpdesk is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2021-3945 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2021-11-13

django-helpdesk is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Technologies: django-helpdesk (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-3945 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-3945 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-3945?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
django-helpdesk (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=2c7065e0c4296e0c692fb4a7ee19c7357583af30|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-3945?
Yes. django-helpdesk (PyPI): upgrade to 0.3.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-3945?
Check whether you run django-helpdesk (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

  • django-helpdesk (PyPI): upgrade to 0.3.1 or later
    pip install "django-helpdesk>=0.3.1"

Affected products

  • django-helpdesk (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=2c7065e0c4296e0c692fb4a7ee19c7357583af30|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-3945
  • GHSA-vx6v-xg64-pmr8
  • PYSEC-2021-430

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