Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python-twisted-web package, versions <0:12.1.0-5.el7_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-PYTHONTWISTEDWEB-5364970
- published 26 Mar 2023
- disclosed 4 Apr 2017
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 python-twisted-web to version 0:12.1.0-5.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2927.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-twisted-web package and not the python-twisted-web 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.