There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00848 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | django-epiceditor (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- django-epiceditor (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:django-epiceditor_project:django-epiceditor:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.3 | Vulnerable | Django-epiceditor Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:django-epiceditor_project:django-epiceditor:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·Django-epiceditor Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6591
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
- https://github.com/barraq/django-epiceditor
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-epiceditor/PYSEC-2017-86.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170706013108/http://www.morningchen.com/2017/03/09/Cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-django-epiceditor
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227183140/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96946
Sources
- CVE-2017-6591 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6591 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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