Security Features Affecting python-django package, versions <1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2


medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.77% (81st percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
6.1 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-PYTHONDJANGO-360883
  • published 3 Oct 2016
  • disclosed 3 Oct 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 python-django to version 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-django package and not the python-django package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.