# CVE-2014-3994: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in util/templatetags/djblets\_js.py in Djblets before 0.7.30 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 for Django, as u

- Also known as: GHSA-W7RQ-8F2G-JVQR, PYSEC-2014-78
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.7.30, 0.8.3
- Published: 2014-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- djblets (PyPI): fixed in 0.7.30
- djblets (PyPI): from 0.8, fixed in 0.8.3
- djblets (PyPI): fixed in 0.7.30; from 0.8, fixed in 0.8.3

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in util/templatetags/djblets_js.py in Djblets before 0.7.30 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 for Django, as used in Review Board, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a JSON object, as demonstrated by the name field when changing a user name.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, djblets, upgrade to a fixed version (0.7.30, 0.8.3) per the references below.
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## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/494
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67932
- https://code.google.com/p/reviewboard/issues/detail?id=3406
- https://github.com/djblets/djblets/commit/77a68c03cd619a0996f3f37337b8c39ca6643d6e
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58691
- https://github.com/djblets/djblets/commit/e2c79117efd925636acd871a5f473512602243cf
- https://github.com/djblets/djblets/commit/50000d0bbb983fa8c097b588d06b64df8df483bd

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