SB2017040525 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for python-django

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Insecure cookie handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7401)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to interraction error between Django's cookie parsing code and Google Analytics. A remote attacker can set arbitrary cookies and bypass CSRF protection, implemented by web application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to bypass various website security mechanisms, based on cookies.

2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9013)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use of hardcoded password that allows a remote attacker to connect to the database server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of potentially sensitive information.

3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9014)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-45845d256f