Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201602-1
========================================
Severity: Medium
Date    : 2016-02-02
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-2048
Package : python-django
Type    : permission bypass
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
======
The package python-django before version 1.9.2-1 is vulnerable to
permission bypass.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 1.9.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "python-django>=1.9.2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.9.2.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
If a ModelAdmin uses save_as=True (not the default), the admin provides an
option when editing objects to "Save as new".  A regression in Django 1.9
prevented that form submission from raising a "Permission Denied" error for
users without the "add" permission.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker with django User account and change permissions but not
"add" might be able to create objects for ModelAdmin with save=True.

References
=========
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/feb/01/releases-192-and-189/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2048

ArchLinux: 201602-1: python-django: permission bypass

February 2, 2016

Summary

If a ModelAdmin uses save_as=True (not the default), the admin provides an option when editing objects to "Save as new". A regression in Django 1.9 prevented that form submission from raising a "Permission Denied" error for users without the "add" permission.

Resolution

Upgrade to 1.9.2-1. # pacman -Syu "python-django>=1.9.2-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.9.2.

References

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/feb/01/releases-192-and-189/ https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2048

Severity
Package : python-django
Type : permission bypass
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Workaround

None.

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