CVE-2023-49277 Information

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.

Reference

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