Cross-site Scripting in invenio-communities
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jinja templates
Impact
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in two Jinja templates in the Invenio-Communities module. The vulnerability allows a user to create a new community and include script element tags inside the description and page fields.
Patches
The problem has been patched in v1.0.0a20.
For more information
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | invenio-communities | < 1.0.0a20 | 1.0.0a20 |
References
- https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-communities/security/advisories/GHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1020005
- https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-communities/commit/505da72c5acd7dfbd4148f884c73c9c3372b76f4
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/invenio-communities/PYSEC-2019-25.yaml
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
invenio-communities- Disclosed
- 16.07.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 15:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2019-25 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: invenio-communities
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 07.2019 06.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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