Arch Linux: ASA-201901-6 Medium Severity: python-django Content Spoofing

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201901-6
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2019-01-11
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-3498
Package : python-django
Type    : content spoofing
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-839

Summary
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The package python-django before version 2.1.5-1 is vulnerable to
content spoofing.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.1.5-1.

# pacman -Syu "python-django>=2.1.5-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.1.5.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A content spoofing issue has been found in django before 2.1.5 and
1.11.18, where an attacker could craft a malicious URL that could make
spoofed content appear on the default page generated by the
django.views.defaults.page_not_found() view.

Impact
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A remote attacker can spoof content on the not found page with a
maliciously crafted URL.

References
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https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jan/04/security-releases/
https://github.com/django/django/commit/64d2396e83aedba3fcc84ca40f23fbd22f0b9b5b
https://github.com/django/django/commit/1cd00fcf52d089ef0fe03beabd05d59df8ea052a
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-3498