python-django vulnerability

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-6186  

A security issue was fixed in Django.

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the admin’s add/change related popup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack.

19 July 2016

python-django vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

A security issue was fixed in Django.

Software Description

  • python-django - High-level Python web development framework

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the admin’s add/change related popup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
python-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1
python3-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References