Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python-django package, versions <1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.4
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- published3 Jun 2019
- disclosed3 Jun 2019
Introduced: 3 Jun 2019
CVE-2019-12308 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 python-django to version 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.4 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Django 1.11 before 1.11.21, 2.1 before 2.1.9, and 2.2 before 2.2.2. The clickable Current URL value displayed by the AdminURLFieldWidget displays the provided value without validating it as a safe URL. Thus, an unvalidated value stored in the database, or a value provided as a URL query parameter payload, could result in an clickable JavaScript link.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-12308
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/10
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/1.11.21/
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/2.1.9/
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/2.2.2/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jun/03/security-releases/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12308
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4476
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00001.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12308
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/USYRARSYB7PE3S2ZQO7PZNWMH7RPGL5G/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-17
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/django-announce/GEbHU7YoVz8
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/03/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108559
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00025.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4043-1/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/GEbHU7YoVz8
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/USYRARSYB7PE3S2ZQO7PZNWMH7RPGL5G/