PyPi: Dpaste

CVE-2023-49277

Safety vulnerability ID: 62598

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Created at Dec 01, 2023 Updated at Nov 29, 2024
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Advisory

Dpaste 3.8 includes a fix for CVE-2023-49277: A security vulnerability has been identified in the expires parameter of the dpaste API, allowing for a POST Reflected XSS attack. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or other malicious activities. The patched version is on dpaste GH repository.
https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste/security/advisories/GHSA-r8j9-5cj7-cv39

Affected package

dpaste

Latest version: 3.5

A Django based pastebin for text and code.

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

dpaste is an open source pastebin application written in Python using the Django framework. A security vulnerability has been identified in the expires parameter of the dpaste API, allowing for a POST Reflected XSS attack. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or other malicious activities. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to dpaste release v3.8 or later versions, as dpaste versions older than v3.8 are susceptible to the identified security vulnerability. No known workarounds have been identified, and applying the patch is the most effective way to remediate the vulnerability. See CVE-2023-49277.


MISC:https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste/commit/44a666a79b3b29ed4f340600bfcf55113bfb7086: https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste/commit/44a666a79b3b29ed4f340600bfcf55113bfb7086
MISC:https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste/security/advisories/GHSA-r8j9-5cj7-cv39: https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste/security/advisories/GHSA-r8j9-5cj7-cv39

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

MEDIUM 6.1

CVSS v3 Details

MEDIUM 6.1
Attack Vector (AV)
NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC)
LOW
Privileges Required (PR)
NONE
User Interaction (UI)
REQUIRED
Scope (S)
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact (C)
LOW
Integrity Impact (I)
LOW
Availability Availability (A)
NONE