CVE-2016-2048
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
65%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.9.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.9.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.9.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.9.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.9.2-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django | >=1.9,<1.9.2 | 1.9.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2048
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/adbca5e4db42542575734b8e5d26961c8ada7265
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2016-14.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123075529/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82329
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211204051406/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034894
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/feb/01/releases-192-and-189
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2048.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82329
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034894
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/feb/01/releases-192-and-189/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2048
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.