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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2022-22818 json

Cross-site Scripting in Django

published 2022-02-03 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-django-2022-22818 , EUVD-2022-0086 , GHSA-95rw-fx8r-36v6 , PYSEC-2022-19

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • pypi django 2.2.27, 3.2.12, 4.0.2
  • bitnami django 2.2.27, 3.2.12, 4.0.2
  • djangoproject django 2.2.27, 3.2.12, 4.0.2
  • python-django Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:3.2.12-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22818

  • python-django Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.16
  • python-django Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.10
  • python-django Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm4
  • python-django Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22818

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • foreman satellite utils 6.12, satellite capsule 6.12, satellite 6.12 3.3.0.17-1.el8sat
  • candlepin satellite 6.12 4.1.15-1.el8sat
  • foreman-cli satellite utils 6.12, satellite 6.12 3.3.0.17-1.el8sat
  • foreman-ec2 satellite 6.12 3.3.0.17-1.el8sat
  • foreman-gce satellite 6.12 3.3.0.17-1.el8sat
  • rubygem-git satellite 6.12 1.11.0-1.el8sat
  • foreman-ovirt satellite 6.12 3.3.0.17-1.el8sat
  • python-django satellite capsule 6.12, satellite 6.12 3.2.14-2.el8pc

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:8506RHSA-2022:5498RHSA-2022:8872RHSA-2022:8853

  • python-Django OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 1.11.29-3.39.1
  • venv-openstack-aodh OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 5.1.1~dev7-12.37.1
  • venv-openstack-heat OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 9.0.8~dev22-12.40.1
  • venv-openstack-nova OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 16.1.9~dev92-11.41.1
  • venv-openstack-swift OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 2.15.2_2.15.2_2.15.2~dev32-11.28.1
  • venv-openstack-trove OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 8.0.2~dev2-11.37.1
  • venv-openstack-cinder OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 11.2.3~dev29-14.39.1
  • venv-openstack-glance OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 15.0.3~dev3-12.36.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0286-1SUSE-SU-2022:0285-1

  • python-Django5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.16-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.30-4.1
  • python-Django6 openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.0-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.1.5-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.14-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.0.2-1.1
  • python-Django Package Hub 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.3 2.2.28-bp153.2.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11270-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11235-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10005-1openSUSE-SU-2025:14662-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14208-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11804-1

  • libdb Rocky Linux 8 5.3.28-42.el8_4

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:8506RLSA-2022:5498

  • py3-django Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +6 more 3.2.12-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-22818

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  • python-django Arch Linux 4.0.2-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2808

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-22818 updated cvss 6.1

django: Possible XSS via '{% debug %}' template tag

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 python-django Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python-django Red Hat Ansible Tower 3 django
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 python-django, calamari-server, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Satellite 6 python3-django
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Storage 3 python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers python-django
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers python-django
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 python-django20 2.0.13-18.el8ost, python3-django20 2.0.13-18.el8ost, python-django20-bash-completion 2.0.13-18.el8ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8872
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 python-django20 2.0.13-18.el8ost, python3-django20 2.0.13-18.el8ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8853
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 python-django 3.2.13-1.el8pc, python38-django 3.2.13-1.el8pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5498
show 2 more
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.12 for RHEL 8 python-django 3.2.14-2.el8pc, python39-django 3.2.14-2.el8pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8506
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 tfm 7.0-1.el7sat, gofer 2.12.5-7.el7sat, katello 4.3.0-3.el7sat, libsolv 0.7.22-1.el7pc, libcomps 0.1.18-1.el7pc, libsolv0 0.6.34-4.el7sat, +638 more Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 libdb 5.3.28-42.el8_4, katello 4.3.0-3.el8sat, libsolv 0.7.22-1.el8pc, libcomps 0.1.18-1.el8pc, python-idna 3.3-1.el8pc, python-pbr 5.6.0-1.el8pc, +627 more Red Hat Satellite 6.12 for RHEL 8 cjson 1.7.14-5.el8sat, libdb 5.3.28-42.el8_4, katello 4.5.0-1.el8sat, libsolv 0.7.22-4.el8pc, libcomps 0.1.18-4.el8pc, python-idna 3.3-2.el8pc, +639 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • djangoproject.com https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/feb/01/security-releases/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
OSV 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi django
>=2.2, <2.2.27
>=3.2, <3.2.12
>=4.0, <4.0.2
2.2.27
3.2.12
4.0.2
bitnami django
>=2.2.0, <2.2.27
>=3.2.0, <3.2.12
>=4.0.0, <4.0.2
2.2.27
3.2.12
4.0.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.