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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-12794

In Django 1.10.x before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5, HTML autoescaping was disabled in a portion of the template for the technical 500 debug page.

Published Sep 7, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · In Django 1.10.x before

Last checked Nov 8, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2017-12794 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run In Django 1.10.x before.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (In Django 1.10.x before).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
23.57%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe djangoproject/django

In Django 1.10.x before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5, HTML autoescaping was disabled in a portion of the template for the technical 500 debug page. Given the right circumstances, this allowed a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability shouldn't affect most production sites since you shouldn't run with "DEBUG = True" (which makes this page accessible) in your production settings.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe djangoproject/django1.10.0
  • cpe djangoproject/django1.10.1
  • cpe djangoproject/django1.10.2
  • cpe djangoproject/django1.10.3
  • cpe djangoproject/django1.10.4
  • cpe djangoproject/django1.10.5

How to fix CVE-2017-12794

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-12794 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run In Django 1.10.x before.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 23.57%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Django security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 7, 2017 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    In Django 1.10.x before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5, HTML autoescaping was disabled in a portion of the template for the technical 500 debug page. Given the right circumstances, this allowed a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability shouldn't affect most production sites since you shouldn't run with "DEBUG = True" (which makes this page accessible) in your production settings.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    In Django 1.10.x before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5, HTML autoescaping was disabled in a portion of the template for the technical 500 debug page. Given the right circumstances, this allowed a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability shouldn't affect most production sites since you shouldn't run with "DEBUG = True" (which makes this page accessible) in your production settings.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-12794

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2017-12794

    In Django 1.10.x before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5, HTML autoescaping was disabled in a portion of the template for the technical 500 debug page. Given the right circumstances, this allowed a cross-site scripting attack. This vulnerability shouldn't affect most production sites since you shouldn't run with "DEBUG = True" (which makes this page accessible) in your production settings.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 8, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 7, 2026