Information Exposure Affecting python-django package, versions <0:1.8.7-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.77% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PYTHONDJANGO-5065798
  • published27 Mar 2023
  • disclosed24 Nov 2015

Introduced: 24 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-8213  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 python-django to version 0:1.8.7-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0156.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by SECRET_KEY.

CVSS Scores

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