Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python-django package, versions <0:1.8.18-1.el7ost
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- published26 Mar 2023
- disclosed4 Apr 2017
Introduced: 4 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-7233 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 python-django to version 0:1.8.18-1.el7ost or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1451.
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.
Django 1.10 before 1.10.7, 1.9 before 1.9.13, and 1.8 before 1.8.18 relies on user input in some cases to redirect the user to an "on success" URL. The security check for these redirects (namely django.utils.http.is_safe_url()) considered some numeric URLs "safe" when they shouldn't be, aka an open redirect vulnerability. Also, if a developer relies on is_safe_url() to provide safe redirect targets and puts such a URL into a link, they could suffer from an XSS attack.