CVE-2016-9013 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/ https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8