CVE-2018-16984 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2018-16984 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - Django-1.9.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl, Django-1.7.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Django-1.9.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl

A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

path: /example-python

Library home page: https://pypi.python.org/packages/cb/97/081df31f2a3850988b92ad4464e95f9e4b257aa5a34e120bca89c260de96/Django-1.9.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ Django-1.9.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Django-1.7.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

path: /example-python/requirements.txt

Library home page: https://pypi.python.org/packages/d2/29/1935a5825b8820d1e398ab83f0730d483ec731fae34745ddac8318cf6ac8/Django-1.7.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ Django-1.7.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Django 2.1 before 2.1.2, in which unprivileged users can read the password hashes of arbitrary accounts. The read-only password widget used by the Django Admin to display an obfuscated password hash was bypassed if a user has only the "view" permission (new in Django 2.1), resulting in display of the entire password hash to those users. This may result in a vulnerability for sites with legacy user accounts using insecure hashes.

Publish Date: 2018-10-02

URL: CVE-2018-16984

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16984

Release Date: 2018-10-02

Fix Resolution: 2.1.2

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