Advisory Published

USN-3559-1: Django vulnerabilities

First published: Wed Feb 07 2018(Updated: )

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2017-12794, CVE-2018-6188)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/python3-django<1:1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1
1:1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1
=17.10
All of
ubuntu/python-django<1:1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1
1:1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1
=17.10

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Child vulnerabilities

(Contains the following vulnerabilities)

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What vulnerabilities are addressed in USN-3559-1?

    The vulnerabilities addressed in USN-3559-1 are CVE-2017-12794 and CVE-2018-6188.

  • How can an attacker exploit these vulnerabilities?

    An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to access sensitive information.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software is python3-django version up to 1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 17.10.

  • How can I fix these vulnerabilities?

    To fix these vulnerabilities, update python3-django to version 1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1 or later on Ubuntu 17.10.

  • Where can I find more information about these vulnerabilities?

    More information about these vulnerabilities can be found at the following references: [CVE-2017-12794](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12794) and [CVE-2018-6188](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6188).

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