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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Werkzeug vulnerabilities (USN-4655-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 143430

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4655-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Werkzeug has insufficient debugger PIN randomness. An attacker could use this issue to access sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-14806)

 It was discovered that Werkzeug incorrectly handled certain URLs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pishing attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28724)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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

Update the affected python-werkzeug and / or python3-werkzeug packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4655-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 143430

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4655-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/2/2020

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28724

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14806

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-werkzeug, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-werkzeug

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14806, CVE-2020-28724

USN: 4655-1