Improper Privilege Management in Django - CVE-2019-19118
Published: December 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23453
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19118
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Django Software Foundation
Affected software:
Django
Django
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege management when processing the save() method in "/django/contrib/admin/options.py". A remote authenticated user can assign elevated privileges to his or her account by manipulating form elements.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19118
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/02/1
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/django-announce/GjGqDvtNmWQ
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/dec/02/security-releases/
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/11c5e0609bcc0db93809de2a08e0dc3d70b393e4