SB2015112905 - Information disclosure in py-django (Alpine package)
Published: November 29, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015112905
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8213)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by SECRET_KEY.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6a3b86bdf450723e96a5163caa1131622b9b38b1
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ceac7c45f213de26f150256c646051ab39516bab
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=219a75df7a292f0b8431d73f5ae6f254f22f67dd
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3ea0367d28c3ef8185d14c80f2447bf607ddb4a4
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=492a8b72891d8e9beb798830fed1758eb6f8f8f5
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b6c5b95977f22f0e0e34f510d65fcf38858acd4b