CVE-2016-9013

Description

Django 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 use a hardcoded password for a temporary database user created when running tests with an Oracle database, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to the database server by leveraging failure to manually specify a password in the database settings TEST dictionary.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.04% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/ release notes vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9013?
CVE-2016-9013 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9013?
To fix CVE-2016-9013, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-9013 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9013 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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