USN-3039-1: Django vulnerability
Publication date
19 July 2016
Overview
A security issue was fixed in Django.
Releases
Packages
- python-django - High-level Python web development framework
Details
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the admin's add/change
related popup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
cross-site scripting attack.
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the admin's add/change
related popup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
cross-site scripting attack.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | python-django – 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1 | ||
| python3-django – 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1 | |||
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