django-mdeditor Image Upload Endpoint missing authentication
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in django-mdeditor. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Image Upload Endpoint. This manipulation causes missing authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-13030. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in django-mdeditor (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Image Upload Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The advisory is shared at security.snyk.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-13030 since 11/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/30/2026).
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-209593). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
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Name
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Missing authenticationCWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/11/2025 CVE reserved04/30/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/30/2026 VulDB entry created
04/30/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: SNYK-PYTHON-DJANGOMDEDITOR-8630926Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-13030 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360241
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 04/30/2026 08:08Updated: 04/30/2026 09:49
Changes: 04/30/2026 08:08 (75), 04/30/2026 09:49 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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