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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Django vulnerabilities (USN-7794-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266399

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7794-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled special characters in the QuerySet function calls. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks. (CVE-2025-59681)

 It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled files with the same path prefix when starting with a template. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2025-59682)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7794-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266399

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7794-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/2/2025

Updated: 10/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59681

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-django, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django-common

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59681, CVE-2025-59682

USN: 7794-1