PYSEC-2026-804

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    PYSEC-2026-804

    Published: 6 Jul 2026Last Modified: 7 Jul 2026

    Summary: Django REST framework XSS Vulnerability

    Details: Django REST framework (aka django-rest-framework) before 3.9.1 allows XSS because the default DRF Browsable API view templates disable autoescaping.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25045, https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/6191, https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/6330, https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/4bb9a3c48427867ef1e46f7dee945a4c25a4f9b8, https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework, https://pypi.org/project/django-rest-framework, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqcf-hj92-967m

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: django-rest-framework

    Purl: pkg:pypi/django-rest-framework

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.9.1

    Affected versions

    0.1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    PYSEC-2026-804 | CVE-DB