SB2019062527 - Cross-site scripting in py-django (Alpine package)
Published: June 25, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019062527
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12308)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of URL within the AdminURLFieldWidget. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and display a clickable JavaScript link.
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://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c51ae3c04c4501fab96ced4b8ecc6a81e9c51e09
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ece4776819ab6ba9289ec3478766b5298bbcfa86
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f545a3e9d547e92bcc100a029a62c393337e7b8c
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7c08ad453addc444dcde7fac47a4aa6479257560
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=901a6212b9da2d67aced00bf967da681827a5f37
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3192c106fcf98faea0a2e8554ba5b4be87ca45b8