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Cross-site Scripting in CKAN

  • Disclosed: 01.12.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

In CKAN, versions 2.9.0 to 2.9.3 are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability via SVG file upload of users’ profile picture. This allows low privileged application users to store malicious scripts in their profile picture. These scripts are executed in a victim’s browser when they open the malicious profile picture

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) ckan >= 2.9.0, < 2.10.0 2.10.0

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
ckan
Disclosed
01.12.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2021-841 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6w9p-88qg-p3g3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ckan

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (15) in the archive
Total entries
15
First → latest
12.2021 04.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 3
  • Medium 11

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. CKAN has Unauthenticated SQL Injection and Authorization Bypass in `datastore_search_sql`
    High CVE-2026-42031 < 2.10.10, >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.5 2.10.10, 2.11.5
  2. CKAN has an XSS vector in user uploaded images in group/org and user profiles
    High · 7.3 CVE-2025-24372 < 2.10.7, >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.2 2.10.7, 2.11.2
  3. Ckan remote code execution and private information access via crafted resource ids
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-32321 < 2.9.9, = 2.10.0 2.9.9
  4. CKAN through 2.9.6 account takeovers by unauthenticated users when an existing user id is sent via an HTTP POST request. This allows a user to take over an existing account including superuser account
    High · 8.8 CVE-2022-43685 < 2.9.7 2.9.7
  5. Cross-site Scripting in CKAN this entry
    Medium · 5.4 CVE-2021-25967 >= 2.9.0, < 2.10.0 2.10.0

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