SB2015092407 - Ubuntu update for python-django

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SB2015092407 - Ubuntu update for python-django

Published: September 24, 2015 Updated: October 30, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2015092407
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1443)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The authentication framework (django.contrib.auth) in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.8, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6 beta 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password which is then hashed.


2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4315)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.7, 1.5.x before 1.5.3, and 1.6.x before 1.6 beta 3. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a file path in the ALLOWED_INCLUDE_ROOTS setting followed by a . (dot dot) in a ssi template tag.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References