PyPI: django-markdownx

CVE-2024-2319

Safety vulnerability ID: SFTY-20240308-14763

Safety legacy ID: pyup.io-66965

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Django MarkdownX project. An attacker could store a specially crafted JavaScript payload in the upload functionality due to lack of proper sanitisation of JavaScript elements. See CVE-2024-2319.

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Created at: Jul 5, 2026Updated at: Jul 5, 2026

Overview

Django MarkdownX Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Advisory

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Django MarkdownX project. An attacker could store a specially crafted JavaScript payload in the upload functionality due to lack of proper sanitisation of JavaScript elements. See CVE-2024-2319.

Affected Package

Affecting django-markdownx package, versions
<=4.0.2

Also affects

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How to Fix

Upgrade
django-markdownx
to
4.0.3
or higher.

Mitigation and Workarounds

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Vulnerable Functions

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References

Safety

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