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CVE-2016-6186: Django Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

May 14, 2022 (updated September 17, 2024)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the dismissChangeRelatedObjectPopup function in contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/RelatedObjectLookups.js in Django before 1.8.14, 1.9.x before 1.9.8, and 1.10.x before 1.10rc1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving unsafe usage of Element.innerHTML.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8c8-9472-w52h
  • github.com/django/django
  • github.com/django/django/commit/6fa150b2f8b601668083042324c4add534143cb1
  • github.com/django/django/commit/d03bf6fe4e9bf5b07de62c1a271c4b41a7d3d158
  • github.com/django/django/commit/f68e5a99164867ab0e071a936470958ed867479d
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2016-2.yaml
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DMLLFAUT4J4IP4P2KI4NOVWRMHA22WUJ
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KHHPN6MISX5I6UTXQHYLPTLEEUE6WDXW
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6186
  • web.archive.org/web/20201022155237/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538947/100/0/threaded
  • web.archive.org/web/20210123154652/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92058
  • web.archive.org/web/20211204042848/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036338
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/jul/18/security-releases
  • www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40129

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.10a1 before 1.10rc1, all versions before 1.8.14, all versions starting from 1.9 before 1.9.8

Fixed versions

  • 1.8.14
  • 1.9.8
  • 1.10rc1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.10rc1, 1.8.14, 1.9.8 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/Django/CVE-2016-6186.yml

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