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Debian DLA-3558-1 : python-django - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 181181

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3558 advisory.

 - Django reports: CVE-2023-41164: Potential denial of service vulnerability in django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri(). (CVE-2023-41164)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the python-django packages.

For Debian 10 Buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1

See Also

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3558

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-41164

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181181

File Name: debian_DLA-3558.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/8/2023

Updated: 11/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41164

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django-common, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-django, 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: 9/7/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-41164