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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.4720 USN-4224-1: Django vulnerability 19 December 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: python-django Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-19844 Reference: ESB-2019.4718 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4224-1/ - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4224-1: Django vulnerability 19 December 2019 python-django vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 19.10 o Ubuntu 19.04 o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Django accounts could be hijacked through password reset requests. Software Description o python-django - High-level Python web development framework Details Simon Charette discovered that the password reset functionality in Django used a Unicode case insensitive query to retrieve accounts associated with an email address. An attacker could possibly use this to obtain password reset tokens and hijack accounts. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10 python-django - 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.1 python3-django - 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 19.04 python-django - 1:1.11.20-1ubuntu0.3 python3-django - 1:1.11.20-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS python-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.6 python3-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.6 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS python-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.11 python3-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.11 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades . In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. 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