Improper Input Validation Affecting python-django package, versions <1.8.7-1ubuntu5.7


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.8% (82nd percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-PYTHONDJANGO-361044
  • published 5 Jan 2019
  • disclosed 9 Jan 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 python-django to version 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.7 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.

In Django 1.11.x before 1.11.18, 2.0.x before 2.0.10, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5, an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component issue exists in django.views.defaults.page_not_found(), leading to content spoofing (in a 404 error page) if a user fails to recognize that a crafted URL has malicious content.