CVE-2017-6591
django-epiceditor vulnerable to XSS in form field
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
- Record
CVE-2017-6591- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
- Record
CVE-2017-6591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0022 No score
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0022- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q
django-epiceditor vulnerable to XSS in form field
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
- Record
GHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
- Record
CVE-2017-6591- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q
django-epiceditor vulnerable to XSS in form field
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
- Record
GHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-86 No score
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in django-epiceditor 0.2.3 via crafted content in a form field.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-86- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
django-epiceditorPyPI |
0.2.3 to 0.2.3 | None known |
django-epiceditorPyPI |
Listed versions 0.2.3 |
None known |
django-epiceditorPyPI |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.2.00.2.10.2.1.10.2.1.20.2.20.2.3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6591 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Django-epiceditor Project Django-epiceditor, published March 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
morningchen.com/2017/03/09/Cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-django-epiceditor
securityfocus.com/bid/96946
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6591
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp5m-4c9f-498q
web.archive.org/web/20200227183140/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96946