python-django vulnerability

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-9402  

Django could allow unintended access to the database.

Norbert Szetei discovered that Django incorrectly handled the GIS functions and aggregates on Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack.

4 March 2020

python-django vulnerability

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

  • Ubuntu 19.10
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Django could allow unintended access to the database.

Software Description

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

Details

Norbert Szetei discovered that Django incorrectly handled the GIS functions and aggregates on Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10
python-django - 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.3
python3-django - 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
python-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.8
python3-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
python-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.12
python3-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.12

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