CVE-2021-44649
Cross-site Scripting in django-cms
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
- Record
CVE-2021-44649- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
- Record
CVE-2021-44649- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0079 No score
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0079- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hx7c-qpfq-xcrp
Cross-site Scripting in django-cms
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
- Record
GHSA-hx7c-qpfq-xcrp- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
- Record
CVE-2021-44649- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hx7c-qpfq-xcrp
Cross-site Scripting in django-cms
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
- Record
GHSA-hx7c-qpfq-xcrp- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-7 No score
Django CMS 3.7.3 does not validate the plugin_type parameter while generating error messages for an invalid plugin type, resulting in a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the web browser of the affected user.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
django-cmsPyPI |
3.7.0 up to 3.7.4 | 3.7.4 |
django-cmsPyPI |
3.6.0 up to 3.6.1 | 3.6.1 |
django-cmsPyPI |
3.5.0 up to 3.5.4 | 3.5.4 |
django-cmsPyPI |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.7 | 3.4.7 |
django-cmsPyPI |
3.7.0 up to 3.7.4, plus listed versions 3.7.13.7.23.7.3 |
3.7.4 |
django-cmsPyPI |
3.5.0 up to 3.5.4, plus listed versions 3.5.13.5.23.5.3 |
3.5.4 |
django-cmsPyPI |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.7, plus listed versions 3.4.13.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.53.4.6 |
3.4.7 |
django-cmsPyPI |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.7, 3.5.0 up to 3.5.4, 3.6.0 up to 3.6.1, 3.7.0 up to 3.7.4, plus listed versions 3.4.13.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.5 Show 7 moreShow less3.4.63.5.13.5.23.5.33.7.13.7.23.7.3 |
3.4.73.5.43.6.13.7.4 |
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-2021-44649 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Django-cms Django Cms, published January 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in django-cms 3.7.4.
References
sahildhar.github.io/blogpost/Django-CMS-Reflected-XSS-Vulnerability
django-cms.org/en/blog/2020/07/22/django-cms-security-updates-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44649
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx7c-qpfq-xcrp