Medium
Security advisory
In Django 1.11.x before 1.11.18, 2.0.x before 2.0.10, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5, an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component issue exists in django.views.defaults.page_not_found(), leading to content spoofing (in a 404 error page) if a user fails to recognize that a crafted URL has malicious content.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2019-3498
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 05:17 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In Django 1.11.x before 1.11.18, 2.0.x before 2.0.10, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5, an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component issue exists in django.views.defaults.page_not_found(), leading to content spoofing (in a 404 error page) if a user fails to recognize that a crafted URL has malicious content.
osv:CVE-2019-3498
Complete source record
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