Use of Hard-coded Credentials Affecting python-django package, versions <1:1.10.3-1
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- published9 Dec 2016
- disclosed9 Dec 2016
Introduced: 9 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9013 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable python-django to version 1:1.10.3-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-django package and not the python-django package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Django 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 use a hardcoded password for a temporary database user created when running tests with an Oracle database, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to the database server by leveraging failure to manually specify a password in the database settings TEST dictionary.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9013
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9013
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9013
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/