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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Django vulnerability (USN-3039-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 92456
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3039-1 advisory.It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the admin's add/change related popup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected python-django, python-django-common and / or python3-django packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 92456
File Name: ubuntu_USN-3039-1.nasl
Version: 2.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 7/20/2016
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: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6186
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-django, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django
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: 7/19/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-6186
USN: 3039-1