CVE-2026-15920

MEDIUM CVSS 4.0: 5.1 EPSS 0.30%
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Djangoproject
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.1 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 5.2 — 6.0.8
Fixed In 5.2.17
Type CWE-83
Vendor Djangoproject
Public PoC No

An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. `django.contrib.admin.utils.display_for_field()` renders `URLField` values as clickable links in the admin without validating the URL. A value stored with an unsafe scheme is displayed as a link on changelist and read-only admin pages, which allows cross-site scripting against staff users who click the link. Exploitation requires the unsafe value to already be stored in the database. `URLField` validation through a `ModelForm` or the admin rejects unsafe schemes, so this affects applications that persist `URLField` data without running model validation, for example through direct queryset writes, deserialization, or bulk import of untrusted input.

Django would like to thank Egor Saltykov for reporting this issue.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
Active
User action required

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption

CVSS Vector v4.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products 2

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Djangoproject Django
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2 5.2.17
Djangoproject Django
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0 6.0.8