SB2024121192 - SUSE update for python-Django



SB2024121192 - SUSE update for python-Django

Published: December 11, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024121192
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53907)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the django.utils.html.strip_tags() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53908)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the django.db.models.fields.json.HasKey() function in Oracle lookup. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.