Spoofing attack in Django

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU16832

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3498

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can craft a malicious URL that can make spoofed content appear on the default page generated by the django.views.defaults.page_not_found() view.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 1.11.18, 2.0.10, 2.1.5.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.11 - 2.1.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:django_software_foundation:django:1.11.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:django_software_foundation:django:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jan/04/security-releases/

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.