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.
CVE-2022-22818
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 3.3%, top 13% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.1
- EG Score
- 6.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 48(Track)EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity61% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 88%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 3, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/
- cve@mitrehttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0003/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254
- cve@mitrehttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/feb/01/security-releases/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0003/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5254
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/feb/01/security-releases/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-22818(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python-django-doc (2:2.2.24-1ubuntu1.3) @ impish | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python3-django (1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm4) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | python-django20-0:2.0.13-18.el8ost | 2022-12-07 | redhat |
| redhat | python-django-0:3.2.14-2.el8pc | 2022-11-16 | redhat |
| redhat | python-django-0:3.2.13-1.el8pc | 2022-07-05 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1:1.11.21-1 ... 1:1.11.29-1~deb10u1 (9 versions) | 1:1.11.29-1+deb10u4 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 2:2.2.24-1, 2:2.2.25-1~deb11u1, 2:2.2.26-1~deb11u1 | 2:2.2.28-1~deb11u1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 2:3.2.12-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 2:3.2.12-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 2:3.2.12-1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1:1.10.7-2 ... 1:1.10.7-2+deb9u9 (15 versions) | 1:1.10.7-2+deb9u15 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| django | 2.2 ... 4.0.1 (41 versions) | 4.0.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCPrikalel/django-xss-exampleFirst seen Dec 10, 2022
This repo reproduce xss attack on django 4.0.1 (see CVE-2022-22818)
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