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SCA: security update for django-helpdesk (GHSA-vfrc-ggmc-5jwv)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419306

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - django-helpdesk is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
 Scripting') (CVE-2021-3950)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfrc-ggmc-5jwv

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 419306

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3950

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/23/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3950

cwe: CWE-79