How severe is GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv?

GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv has a CVSS score of 6.1/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv?

GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv affects the following packages: django-photologue (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv?

Update django-photologue to 3.16 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for django-photologue. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv?

GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.5%, placing it in the 39th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

When was GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv was published on December 15, 2022 and was last updated on September 16, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv: django-photologue vulnerable to Cross-site…

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk39th percentile+0.12%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

🐍django-photologue

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A vulnerability was found in django-photologue up to 3.15.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file photologue/templates/photologue/photo_detail.html of the component Default Template Handler. The manipulation of the argument object.caption leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 3.16 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 960cb060ce5e2964e6d716ff787c72fc18a371e7. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-215906 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`django-photologue`	all versions	3.16

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for django-photologue. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update django-photologue to 3.16 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-287q-jfcp-9vhv. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

A vulnerability was found in django-photologue up to 3.15.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file photologue/templates/photologue/photo_detail.html of the component Default Template Handler. The manipulation of the argument object.caption leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 3.16 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 960cb060ce5e2964e6d716ff787c72fc18a371e7. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-215906 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerabili

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