# CVE-2023-49277: Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in dpaste

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-1317, GHSA-R8J9-5CJ7-CV39
- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.8
- Published: 2023-12-01 · Updated: 2024-10-11

## Affected

- DarrenOfficial dpaste: fixed in 3.8
- dpaste (PyPI): fixed in 3.8

## Description

dpaste is an open source pastebin application written in Python using the Django framework. A security vulnerability has been identified in the expires parameter of the dpaste API, allowing for a POST Reflected XSS attack. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or other malicious activities. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to dpaste release v3.8 or later versions, as dpaste versions older than v3.8 are susceptible to the identified security vulnerability. No known workarounds have been identified, and applying the patch is the most effective way to remediate the vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DarrenOfficial dpaste, dpaste, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste/security/advisories/GHSA-r8j9-5cj7-cv39
- https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste/commit/44a666a79b3b29ed4f340600bfcf55113bfb7086

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