Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Django MarkdownX
Priority LOW 27CWE-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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Django MarkdownX project, affecting version 4.0.2. An attacker could store a specially crafted JavaScript payload in the upload functionality due to lack of proper sanitisation of JavaScript elements.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 MarkdownX | Django MarkdownX | 4.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | django-markdownx (PyPI) | up to 4.0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-fvx8-79hx-x82f |
- Django MarkdownX VendorDjango MarkdownX Affected 4.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- django-markdownx (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 4.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-fvx8-79hx-x82f
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2319
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fvx8-79hx-x82f
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-2319 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2319 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fvx8-79hx-x82f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-2319 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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