Medium, CVSS 5.3PyPIAmendedPublished
Deluge Web-UI vulnerable to XSS through a crafted torrent file
CVE-2021-3427 · GHSA-5c8p-qhch-qhx6
- Affected
- PyPI deluge < 2.1.0
- Fixed in
- 2.1.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- The Deluge Web-UI is vulnerable to cross-site scripting through a crafted torrent file. The the data from torrent files is not properly sanitised as it's interpreted directly as HTML. Someone who supplies the user with a malicious torrent file can execute arbitrary Javascript code in the context of the user's browser session.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.1.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.