Debian DSA-3544-1 : python-django - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 90409

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Django, a high-level Python web development framework. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2016-2512 Mark Striemer discovered that some user-supplied redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials are incorrectly handled, potentially allowing a remote attacker to perform a malicious redirect or a cross-site scripting attack.

- CVE-2016-2513 Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django allows user enumeration through timing difference on password hasher work factor upgrades.

Solution

Upgrade the python-django packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u16.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.7-1+deb8u4.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816434

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2512

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2513

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/python-django

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/python-django

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3544

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 90409

File Name: debian_DSA-3544.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/8/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2512, CVE-2016-2513

DSA: 3544