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CVE-2013-6044

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-6044 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the is_safe_url function within Django versions 1.4.x, 1.5.x, and 1.6. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating URLs, as the function incorrectly validates non-HTTP/HTTPS schemes. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, it has a medium attack complexity and can lead to information disclosure or other impacts, but does not affect availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0230 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: DjangoFixed in: 1.4.6
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: DjangoFixed in: 1.5.2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: Django14-0:1.4.8-1.el6ost
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerFixed in: Django

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-9cwg-mhxf-hh59medium

Django cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via is_safe_url function

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2013-6044Moderate

python-django: xss in is_safe_url function

Aug 14, 2013

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00015.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1521.html
seclists.org / oss-sec/2013/q3/369
seclists.org / oss-sec/2013/q3/411
secunia.com / advisories/54476
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/86437
github.com / django/django/commit/1a274ccd6bc1afbdac80344c9b6e5810c1162b5f
github.com / django/django/commit/ae3535169af804352517b7fea94a42a1c9c4b762
github.com / django/django/commit/ec67af0bd609c412b76eaa4cc89968a2a8e5ad6a
djangoproject.com / weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issued
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2013/dsa-2740
securityfocus.com / bid/61777
securitytracker.com / id/1028915