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Ubuntu 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : python-django vulnerabilities (USN-1066-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 52022

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

It was discovered that Django did not properly validate HTTP requests that contain an X-Requested-With header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. (CVE-2011-0696)

It was discovered that Django did not properly sanitize its input when performing file uploads, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain. (CVE-2011-0697).

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Solution

Update the affected python-django and / or python-django-doc packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1066-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 52022

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1066-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/18/2011

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0696, CVE-2011-0697

BID: 46296

USN: 1066-1