CVE-2016-9013
Django 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 use a hardcoded password for a temporary database user created when running tests with an Oracle database, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Django 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 use a hardcoded password for a temporary database user created when running tests with an Oracle database, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to the database server by leveraging failure to manually specify a password in the database settings TEST dictionary.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.19% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- djangoproject/django · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.