MGASA-2016-0096

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    MGASA-2016-0096

    Published: 7 Mar 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated python-django packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Mark Striemer discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack or a malicious redirect. (CVE-2016-2512) Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django incorrectly handled timing when doing password hashing operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform user enumeration. (CVE-2016-2513)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0096.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17860, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2915-1/, https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security-releases/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-django

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/python-django?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.10-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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