1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4742-1

USN-4742-1: Django vulnerability

Publication date

22 February 2021

Overview

Django could allow unintended access to network services.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly accepted semicolons as query
parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
Web Cache Poisoning attack.

It was discovered that Django incorrectly accepted semicolons as query
parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
Web Cache Poisoning attack.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.10 groovy python3-django –  2:2.2.16-1ubuntu0.2
20.04 focal python3-django –  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.4
18.04 bionic python-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.11
python3-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.11

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