Debian dla-4458 : python-django-doc - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 297052

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4458 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4458-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb January 28, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : python-django Version : 2:2.2.28-1~deb11u11 CVE IDs : CVE-2024-39614 CVE-2024-45231 CVE-2024-42005 CVE-2024-41991 CVE-2024-39329 CVE-2024-41989 CVE-2024-39330 CVE-2025-6069

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Django, the Python-based web development framework:

- - CVE-2024-39614: Fix a potential denial-of-service in django.utils.translation.get_supported_language_variant. This method was subject to a potential DoS attack when used with very long strings containing specific characters. To mitigate this vulnerability, the language code provided to get_supported_language_variant is now parsed up to a maximum length of 500 characters.

- - CVE-2024-45231: Potential user email enumeration via response status on password reset. Due to unhandled email sending failures, the django.contrib.auth.forms.PasswordResetForm class allowed remote attackers to enumerate user emails by issuing password reset requests and observing the outcomes. To mitigate this risk, exceptions occurring during password reset email sending are now handled and logged using the django.contrib.auth logger.

- - CVE-2024-42005: Potential SQL injection in QuerySet.values() and values_list(). QuerySet.values() and values_list() methods on models with a JSONField are subject to SQL injection in column aliases via a crafted JSON object key as a passed *arg.

- - CVE-2024-41991: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in django.utils.html.urlize() and AdminURLFieldWidget. The urlize and urlizetrunc template filters, and the AdminURLFieldWidget widget, are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

- - CVE-2024-39329: Avoid a username enumeration vulnerability through timing difference for users with unusable password. The authenticate method of django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend method allowed remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack involving login requests for users with unusable passwords.

- - CVE-2024-41989: Memory exhaustion in django.utils.numberformat. The floatformat template filter is subject to significant memory consumption when given a string representation of a number in scientific notation with a large exponent.

- - CVE-2024-39330: Address a potential directory-traversal in django.core.files.storage.Storage.save. Derived classes of this method's base class which override generate_filename without replicating the file path validations existing in the parent class allowed for potential directory-traversal via certain inputs when calling save(). Built-in Storage sub-classes were not affected by this vulnerability.

In addition, the fix for CVE-2025-6069 in the python3.9 source package (released as part of a suite of updates in DLA 4445-1) that modified the html.parser.HTMLParser class in such a way that changed the behaviour of Django's strip_tags() method in some edge cases that were tested by Django's testsuite. As a result of this regression, update the testsuite for the new expected results.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 2:2.2.28-1~deb11u11.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.

For the detailed security status of python-django please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-django

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the python-django-doc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 297052

File Name: debian_DLA-4458.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/28/2026

Updated: 1/28/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42005

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-django

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: 1/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39329, CVE-2024-39330, CVE-2024-39614, CVE-2024-41989, CVE-2024-41991, CVE-2024-42005, CVE-2024-45231, CVE-2025-6069

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