Information disclosure in py-django1.5 (Alpine package)

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32379

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8213

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

py-django1.5 (Alpine package): 1.5.10-r0 - 1.5.12-r0

py-django (Alpine package): 1.4.1-r0 - 1.5.10-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:py-django1.5_alpine_package:1.5.10-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.1
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:py-django1.5_alpine_package:1.5.12-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:py-django_alpine_package:1.4.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.5
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:py-django_alpine_package:1.5.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.6
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:py-django_alpine_package:1.5.5-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.6

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.