Ubuntu 18.04 ESM : Django vulnerabilities (USN-6414-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182577

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6414-2 advisory.

- Django reports: CVE-2023-41164: Potential denial of service vulnerability in django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri(). (CVE-2023-41164)

- Django reports: CVE-2023-43665: Denial-of-service possibility in django.utils.text.Truncator.
(CVE-2023-43665)

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 affected python-django, python-django-common and / or python3-django packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182577

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6414-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 10/5/2023

Updated: 11/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43665

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-django

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-41164, CVE-2023-43665

USN: 6414-2

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