{"id":"CVE-2013-6044","aliases":["GHSA-9cwg-mhxf-hh59","PYSEC-2013-21"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6044","summary":"Django cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via is_safe_url function ","details":"The is_safe_url function in utils/http.py in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.6, 1.5.x before 1.5.2, and 1.6 before beta 2 treats a URL's scheme as safe even if it is not HTTP or HTTPS, which might introduce cross-site scripting (XSS) or other vulnerabilities into Django applications that use this function, as demonstrated by \"the login view in django.contrib.auth.views\" and the javascript: scheme.","published":"2013-10-04T17:55:10Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:43:06.287723Z","cvss":{"score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"django","fixedVersion":"1.4.6"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"django","fixedVersion":"1.5.2"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a274ccd6bc1afbdac80344c9b6e5810c1162b5f","label":"django/django@1a274cc"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1521.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/54476"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2740"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issued"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a274ccd6bc1afbdac80344c9b6e5810c1162b5f"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/ae3535169af804352517b7fea94a42a1c9c4b762"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/ec67af0bd609c412b76eaa4cc89968a2a8e5ad6a"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issued"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00015.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/369"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/411"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61777"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028915"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86437"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:43:06.287723Z"}}