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CVE-2019-19118

6.5 · MEDIUM

Django 2.1 before 2.1.15 and 2.2 before 2.2.8 allows unintended model editing.

Published Dec 2, 2019CWE-276EPSS 1.67%

Overview

CVE-2019-19118 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 2, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Django 2.1 before 2.1.15 and 2.2 before 2.2.8 allows unintended model editing. A Django model admin displaying inline related models, where the user has view-only permissions to a parent model but edit permissions to the inline model, would be presented with an editing UI, allowing POST requests, for updating the inline model. Directly editing the view-only parent model was not possible, but the parent model's save() method was called, triggering potential side effects, and causing pre and post-save signal handlers to be invoked. (To resolve this, the Django admin is adjusted to require edit permissions on the parent model in order for inline models to be editable.)

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/02/1Refdocs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Refgroups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/GjGqDvtNmWQReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R4HD22PVEVQ45H2JA2NXH443AYJOPL5/Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-17Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191217-0003/Refwww.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/dec/02/security-releases/Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/02/1Refdocs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Refgroups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/GjGqDvtNmWQ

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19118?

CVE-2019-19118 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 2, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2019-19118?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-19118?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-19118?

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