Spoofing attack in py-django (Alpine package)

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU16832

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3498

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can craft a malicious URL that can make spoofed content appear on the default page generated by the django.views.defaults.page_not_found() view.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

py-django (Alpine package): 1.11-r0 - 1.11.15-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c51ae3c04c4501fab96ced4b8ecc6a81e9c51e09
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f545a3e9d547e92bcc100a029a62c393337e7b8c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c9aae3180a276eb466bdc57f9863de93b0ed3f4f
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=efea0b2841657c90aec0a76835d84fbc2ed2cfb9
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1b1e2d679987ed3cff88d4c0333c23fb6b8c7eb7
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b3abab0e13d6de936571ebaf95e77cc3cd4aa474
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=02e274b8361a438b1cdda2cc25424c9e32fa2056

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.