Missing authentication in django-mdeditor
Priority LOW 23CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
All versions of the package django-mdeditor are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the image upload endpoint. An attacker can upload malicious files and achieve arbitrary code execution since this endpoint lacks authentication protection and proper sanitisation of file names.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00308 23rd 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-mdeditor | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | django-mdeditor (PyPI) | up to 0.1.20 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-qp2c-xqv6-phh6 |
- django-mdeditor Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- django-mdeditor (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.1.20 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qp2c-xqv6-phh6
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp2c-xqv6-phh6
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-13030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qp2c-xqv6-phh6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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