Debian DSA-4264-1 : python-django - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 111537

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Andreas Hug discovered an open redirect in Django, a Python web development framework, which is exploitable ifdjango.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware is used and the APPEND_SLASH setting is enabled.

Solution

Upgrade the python-django packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.10.7-2+deb9u2.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?22eb32f6

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/python-django

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4264

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 111537

File Name: debian_DSA-4264.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/6/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14574

DSA: 4264