CVE-2022-22818 Cross-site Scripting in Django

What is CVE-2022-22818?

CVE-2022-22818 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The {% debug %} template tag in Django 2.2 before 2.2.27, 3.2 before 3.2.12, and 4.0 before 4.0.2 does not properly encode the current context. This may lead to XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22818?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including django and Django. It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Djangoproject Django, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22818?

Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 2.2.27, 3.2.12 or 4.0.2.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-22818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BIT-django-2022-22818, CLSA-2025-1760659889, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22818, GHSA-95rw-fx8r-36v6, PYSEC-2022-19, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22818.