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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 : python-django vulnerability (USN-1632-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62937

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

James Kettle discovered Django did not properly filter the Host HTTP header when processing certain requests. An attacker could exploit this to generate and display arbitrary URLs to users.

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Solution

Update the affected python-django package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1632-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62937

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1632-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/16/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4520

BID: 56146

USN: 1632-1