Django up to 1.7 admin/helpers.py contents cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Django up to 1.7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function contents of the file admin/helpers.py. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2241. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Django up to 1.7 (Content Management System). This affects the function contents of the file admin/helpers.py. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the contents function in admin/helpers.py in Django before 1.7.6 and 1.8 before 1.8b2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a model attribute in ModelAdmin.readonly_fields, as demonstrated by a @property.

The weakness was presented 03/12/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at djangoproject.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2241 since 03/09/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82362 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-django (MDVSA-2015:109)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82362) and SecurityFocus (BID 73095†). See VDB-73691 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 82362
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-django (MDVSA-2015:109)
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Upgrade: Django 1.8

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Advisory: 24461
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CVE: CVE-2015-2241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74403
SecurityFocus: 73095 - Django 'admin/helpers.py' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:35
Updated: 05/01/2022 11:29
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:35 (55), 04/14/2018 08:43 (10), 05/01/2022 11:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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