An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.13 and 3.0 before 3.0.7.
Priority LOW 33CWE-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
- Partial Red Hat: 9 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02897 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 2.2.13, 3.0.7Red Hat: 9 without a fix
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 (PyPI) | 2.2a1 to before 2.2.13 | 2.2.13 | Patch available | GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 3.0a1 to before 3.0.7 | 3.0.7 | Patch available | GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.2a1 to before 2.2.13 Fixed in 2.2.13 Patch available GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0a1 to before 3.0.7 Fixed in 3.0.7 Patch available GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 to before 2.2.13; 3.0 to before 3.0.7 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 20.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:sra_plugin:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 to before 2.2.13; 3.0 to before 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:sra_plugin:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf Django (PyPI) Fixed in 2.2.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf Django (PyPI) Fixed in 3.0.7 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 (Train) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf
References
Advisory 9
- USN-4381-1
- USN-4381-2
- DSA-4705
- FEDORA-2020-c2639662af
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/security/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/jun/03/security-releases/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0002/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13596
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf
Other 12
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/django-announce/pPEmb2ot4Fo/X-SMalYSBAAJ
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/1f2dd37f6fcefdd10ed44cb233b2e62b520afb38
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/6d61860b22875f358fac83d903dc629897934815
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/releases/security
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2020-32.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/django-announce/pPEmb2ot4Fo/X-SMalYSBAAJ
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4A2AP4T7RKPBCLTI2NNQG3T6MINDUUMZ
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0002
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4381-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4381-2
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/jun/03/security-releases
Sources
- CVE-2020-13596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2m34-jcjv-45xf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-13596 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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