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CVE-2021-3950: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

django-helpdesk is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected products

• django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk: before 0.3.1 — fixed in 0.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk 0.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/commit/04483bdac3b5196737516398b5ce0383875a5c60
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4d7a5fdd-b2de-467a-ade0-3f2fb386638e
• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/commit/04483bdac3b5196737516398b5ce0383875a5c60
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4d7a5fdd-b2de-467a-ade0-3f2fb386638e

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