RHEL 7 : python-django (RHSA-2020:4390)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 142030

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for python-django.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4390 advisory.

- Django: Incorrect HTTP detection with reverse-proxy connecting via HTTPS (CVE-2019-12781)

- Django: backtracking in a regular expression in django.utils.text.Truncator leads to DoS (CVE-2019-14232)

- Django: the behavior of the underlying HTMLParser leading to DoS (CVE-2019-14233)

- Django: SQL injection possibility in key and index lookups for JSONField/HStoreField (CVE-2019-14234)

- Django: Potential memory exhaustion in django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() (CVE-2019-14235)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL python-django package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:4390.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 142030

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-4390.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 10/29/2020

Updated: 4/28/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14234

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-django, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-django-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-django

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12781, CVE-2019-14232, CVE-2019-14233, CVE-2019-14234, CVE-2019-14235

BID: 109018

CWE: 20, 400, 444

RHSA: 2020:4390

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