USN-5178-1

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    USN-5178-1

    Published: 7 Dec 2021Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: python-django vulnerability

    Details: Sjoerd Job Postmus and TengMA discovered that Django incorrectly handled URLs with trailing newlines. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain access controls.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5178-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44420

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-django

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-django@2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.8?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.8

    Affected versions

    1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1

    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
    USN-5178-1 | CVE-DB