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Debian: DSA-4598-1 Critical: Django Account Hijack Threat

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Calendar Grey January 7, 2020
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Update the python-django framework to address a significant vulnerability in the password recovery process, ensuring protection against unauthorized account access.
Simon Charette reported that the password reset functionality in Django, a high-level Python web development framework, uses a Unicode case-insensitive query to retrieve accounts m...
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Summary

For details please refer to
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/dec/18/security-releases/

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:1.10.7-2+deb9u7.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.11.27-1~deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.

For the detailed security status of python-django please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/python-django

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: python-django
CVE ID: CVE-2019-19844

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