Multiple vulnerabilities in Django

Published: 2011-02-14 | Updated: 2022-02-02

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2011-0696 CVE-2011-0697
CWE-ID	CWE-352 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Django Web applications / CMS
Vendor	Django Software Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU45322

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0696

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.1 - 1.2.4

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:django_software_foundation:django:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054207.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054208.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/6
https://secunia.com/advisories/43230
https://secunia.com/advisories/43297
https://secunia.com/advisories/43382
https://secunia.com/advisories/43426
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2163
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/feb/08/security/
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:031
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46296
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1066-1
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0372
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0388
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0429
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0439
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0441
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676357

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU45323

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0697

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in Django 1.1.x before 1.1.4 and 1.2.x before 1.2.5. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.1 - 1.2.4

CPE2.3

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.