Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2016-9013
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 1.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 24, 25
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9013?
- CVE-2016-9013 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9013?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9013 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.