Incorrect default permissions in py-django (Alpine package)



Published: 2020-12-11
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-24584
CWE-ID CWE-276
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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py-django (Alpine package)
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Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect default permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU46660

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24584

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the intermediate-level directories of the filesystem cache have the system's standard umask rather than 0o077. A remote attacker can view contents of files and directories.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

py-django (Alpine package): 1.11.29-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=296254e79c387baa7ce8fe303006c514f2f0f76f
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9bdeae50645658571188d84e601df0db15965ace


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.



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