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CVE-2021-3994: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-12-01 · 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 0.3.2 — fixed in 0.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk 0.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/commit/a22eb0673fe0b7784f99c6b5fd343b64a6700f06
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/be7f211d-4bfd-44fd-91e8-682329906fbd
• https://github.com/django-helpdesk/django-helpdesk/commit/a22eb0673fe0b7784f99c6b5fd343b64a6700f06
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/be7f211d-4bfd-44fd-91e8-682329906fbd

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