Django Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Redirect and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Determine Valid Usernames
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1035152 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1035152
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2016-2512, CVE-2016-2513
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 2 2016
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of system information, Modification of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to versions 1.8.10, 1.9.3
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities were reported in Django. A remote user can redirect the target user's browser to an arbitrary site. A remote user can determine valid usernames on the target system. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The django.utils.http.is_safe_url() function does not properly detect unsafe URLs. A remote user can create a URL that, when loaded by the target user, will redirect the target user's browser to an arbitrary site [CVE-2016-2512].
A remote user can also cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the Django software and will run in the security context of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
Mark Striemer reported this vulnerability.
A remote user can send a specially crafted request to and monitor the time difference in the target server's response to determine valid usernames on the target system [CVE-2016-2513]. Usernames of users that have not logged in since the number of iterations in PBKDF2PasswordHasher() has increased are affected. After logging in, the timing difference is eliminated for that particular iteration increase.
Sjoerd Job Postmus reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target user's browser to be redirected to an arbitrary web site.
A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site running the Django software, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
A remote user can determine valid usernames on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (1.8.10, 1.9.3).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security-releases/
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Vendor URL: www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security-releases/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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