SB2022120825 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 update for python-django20



SB2022120825 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 update for python-django20

Published: December 8, 2022 Updated: August 16, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2022120825
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22818)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when displaying information via the {% debug %} tag. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23833)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing files. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted file  to the server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


3) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28346)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the QuerySet.annotate(), aggregate(), and extra() methods. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.