Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2025-13030
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity missing authentication in django-mdeditor. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
All versions of the package django-mdeditor are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the image upload endpoint. An attacker can upload malicious files and achieve arbitrary code execution since this endpoint lacks authentication protection and proper sanitisation of file names.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django-mdeditor | no fix listed | GHSA-qp2c-xqv6-phh6 |
| PyPI | django-mdeditor | no fix listed | PYSEC-2026-2450 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | django-mdeditor | 0 – before * |
Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
References
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DJANGOMDEDITOR-8630926
- https://github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/blob/e8dd73fb8571ddff2e7a20a4bfa88c376cc33b62/mdeditor/views.py%23L25
- https://github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/issues/151
- https://github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/pull/185
- https://github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/commit/3e80f9edcabc5d2fc136b05a501964b8a5e97cfe