python.django.security.audit.xss.global-autoescape-off.global-autoescape-off

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Autoescape is globally disbaled for this Django application. If you are rendering any web pages, this exposes your application to cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Remove 'autoescape: False' or set it to 'True'.

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Defintion

rules:
  - id: global-autoescape-off
    message: "Autoescape is globally disbaled for this Django application. If you
      are rendering any web pages, this exposes your application to cross-site
      scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Remove 'autoescape: False' or set it to
      'True'."
    metadata:
      cwe:
        - "CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
          ('Cross-site Scripting')"
      owasp:
        - A07:2017 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
        - A03:2021 - Injection
      references:
        - https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/#templates
        - https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/templates/#django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates
      category: security
      technology:
        - django
      cwe2022-top25: true
      cwe2021-top25: true
      subcategory:
        - audit
      likelihood: LOW
      impact: MEDIUM
      confidence: LOW
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
      vulnerability_class:
        - Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS)
    languages:
      - python
    severity: WARNING
    patterns:
      - pattern: >
          {..., 'BACKEND': ..., 'OPTIONS': {..., 'autoescape': $FALSE, ...}, ...}
      - metavariable-pattern:
          metavariable: $FALSE
          pattern: |
            False
      - focus-metavariable: $FALSE
    fix: |
      True

Examples

global-autoescape-off.py

# cf. https://github.com/wsvincent/djangoforprofessionals/blob/3f1b4e1199af91b07593eb6fe521252dfc67c75d/ch10-books/config/settings.py

from pathlib import Path
from environs import Env # new

env = Env() # new
env.read_env() # new

# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve(strict=True).parent.parent


# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/deployment/checklist/

# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = env("DJANGO_SECRET_KEY")

# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = env.bool("DJANGO_DEBUG")

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.herokuapp.com', 'localhost', '127.0.0.1']


# Application definition

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'django.contrib.sites', # new

    # Third-party
    'crispy_forms', # new
    'allauth', # new
    'allauth.account', # new

    # Local
    'accounts', # new
    'pages', # new
    'books', # new
]

MIDDLEWARE = [
    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]

ROOT_URLCONF = 'config.urls'

TEMPLATES = [
    # ok: global-autoescape-off
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [str(BASE_DIR.joinpath('templates'))], # new
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [str(BASE_DIR.joinpath('templates'))], # new
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            # ruleid: global-autoescape-off
            'autoescape': False
        },
    },
]

WSGI_APPLICATION = 'config.wsgi.application'


# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#databases

DATABASES = {
    "default": env.dj_db_url("DATABASE_URL", default="postgres://postgres@db/postgres")
}

# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
    },
]


# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'

TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'

USE_I18N = True

USE_L10N = True

USE_TZ = True


# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/static-files/

STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [str(BASE_DIR.joinpath('static'))] # new
STATIC_ROOT = str(BASE_DIR.joinpath('staticfiles')) # new
STATICFILES_FINDERS = [ # new
    "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder",
    "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
]

AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'accounts.CustomUser' # new

# django-crispy-forms
CRISPY_TEMPLATE_PACK = 'bootstrap4' # new

# django-allauth config
LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'home'
ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_REDIRECT = 'home' # new
SITE_ID = 1 # new
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
    'allauth.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend', # new
)
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend' # new
ACCOUNT_SESSION_REMEMBER = True # new
ACCOUNT_SIGNUP_PASSWORD_ENTER_TWICE = False # new
ACCOUNT_USERNAME_REQUIRED = False # new
ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD = 'email' # new
ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True # new
ACCOUNT_UNIQUE_EMAIL = True # new

DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'admin@djangobookstore.com' # new