CVE-2025-13030
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAll 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe django-mdeditor package has an unauthenticated image upload endpoint that allows attackers to upload arbitrary files without authentication. The endpoint fails to sanitize file names, enabling malicious file uploads that can result in arbitrary code execution on the server.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if django-mdeditor package is installedRun 'pip show django-mdeditor' or check your requirements.txt for the django-mdeditor packageAffected if The package is present in the environment
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Check if mdeditor URLs are included in project URLsInspect your project's urls.py file for lines that include mdeditor URLs, typically 'path("mdeditor/", include("mdeditor.urls"))' or similarAffected if The mdeditor URL patterns are included in the project's URL configuration
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Verify if image upload endpoint lacks authenticationExamine the mdeditor views related to file/image uploads (usually in the views.py of the mdeditor package) and check if @login_required, @authentication_classes, or similar decorators are applied to the upload viewAffected if The upload view function has no authentication decorator and allows anonymous access
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Check file upload configuration for dangerous extensionsReview the MEDIA settings in the project's settings.py and examine any file validation logic in the mdeditor upload handler to see if executable extensions like .py, .php, .exe, .sh are being allowedAffected if The upload mechanism permits uploading of executable file types without validation or renaming
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Confirm the upload endpoint is publicly accessibleAttempt a direct HTTP POST to the mdeditor image upload endpoint (typically /mdeditor/uploads/ or similar path based on included URLs) without providing authentication credentialsAffected if The endpoint accepts file uploads without requiring any authentication token or session
The environment is affected if django-mdeditor is installed with its upload endpoint exposed and accessible without authentication, allowing unrestricted file uploads.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement authentication requirements for the image upload endpoint and apply strict file name sanitization with allowlist-based validation to prevent executable file uploads.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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