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SCA: security update for django-helpdesk (GHSA-vx6v-xg64-pmr8)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422703

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-2021-3945)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx6v-xg64-pmr8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 422703

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3945

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 11/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3945

cwe: CWE-79