Debian dla-4802 : python-django-doc - security update

low Nessus Plugin ID 352260

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4802 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4802-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb September 29, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : python-django Version : 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u5 CVE ID : CVE-2026-48587 CVE-2026-48588 Debian Bug : 1138775 1141629

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

CVE-2026-48587

Potential exposure of private data via whitespace padding in Vary header. django.middleware.cache.UpdateCacheMiddleware incorrectly cached responses whose Vary header values contained leading or trailing whitespace. Because has_vary_header failed to strip that whitespace, a response with a Vary: * header (note the trailing space) was not recognized as containing the wildcard, causing it to be stored and potentially served from the cache when it should not have been.

CVE-2026-48588

UpdateCacheMiddleware and the @cache_page decorator cached responses that vary on cookies when the incoming request carried unrelated cookies, which allowed remote attackers to read private data from the shared cache.

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u5.

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: Low

ID: 352260

File Name: debian_DLA-4802.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-48588

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-48587, CVE-2026-48588

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