PYSEC-2016-17

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    PYSEC-2016-17

    Published: 9 Dec 2016Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1, https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069, http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv8g-fhh6-6267

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: django

    Purl: pkg:pypi/django

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.8
    Fixed -1.8.16

    Affected versions

    1.10
    1.10.1
    1.10.2

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High