CVE-2020-13596
Publication date 3 June 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.13 and 3.0 before 3.0.7. Query parameters generated by the Django admin ForeignKeyRawIdWidget were not properly URL encoded, leading to a possibility of an XSS attack.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python-django | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.1
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.13
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm1
|
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.1 · Medium
|
| 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
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4381-2
- Django vulnerabilities
- 4 June 2020
- USN-4381-1
- Django vulnerabilities
- 3 June 2020