Debian DSA-4598-1 : python-django - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 132699

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Synopsis

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

Description

Simon Charette reported that the password reset functionality in Django, a high-level Python web development framework, uses a Unicode case-insensitive query to retrieve accounts matching the email address requesting the password reset. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to potentially retrieve password reset tokens and hijack accounts.

For details please refer to https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/dec/18/security-releases/

Solution

Upgrade the python-django packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.10.7-2+deb9u7.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.11.27-1~deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 132699

File Name: debian_DSA-4598.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/8/2020

Updated: 4/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-19844

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-19844

DSA: 4598

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