Django-wiki - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Notifications Section
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In Django-wiki, versions 0.0.20 to 0.7.8 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Notifications Section. An attacker who has access to edit pages can inject JavaScript payload in the title field. When a victim gets a notification regarding the changes made in the application, the payload in the notification panel renders and loads external JavaScript.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00602 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed wiki (PyPI): 0.7.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Django-wiki | Django-wiki | 0.0.20 and later; up to 0.7.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | wiki (PyPI) | 0.0.20 to before 0.7.9 | 0.7.9 | Patch available | GHSA-3m3h-v9hv-9j4h |
- Django-wiki VendorDjango-wiki Affected 0.0.20 and later; up to 0.7.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- wiki (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.0.20 to before 0.7.9 Fixed in 0.7.9 Patch available GHSA-3m3h-v9hv-9j4h
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:django-wiki_project:django-wiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.0.20 – 0.7.8 | Vulnerable | Django-wiki Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:django-wiki_project:django-wiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.20 – 0.7.8 Vulnerable ·Django-wiki Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3m3h-v9hv-9j4h wiki (PyPI) Fixed in 0.7.9 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25986
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3m3h-v9hv-9j4h
References
Advisory 2
More Django-wiki Project Django-wiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19064 django-wiki denial of service via regular expression CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-25986 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25986 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3m3h-v9hv-9j4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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