Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting python-django package, versions <1.6.1-2ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.66% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PYTHONDJANGO-361191
  • published23 Apr 2014
  • disclosed23 Apr 2014

Introduced: 23 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-0472  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 python-django to version 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The django.core.urlresolvers.reverse function in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 allows remote attackers to import and execute arbitrary Python modules by leveraging a view that constructs URLs using user input and a "dotted Python path."

CVSS Scores

version 3.1