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FreeBSD: VID-BB022643-84FB-11E6-A4A1-60A44CE6887B (CVE-2016-7401): django -- CSRF protection bypass on a site with Google Analytics

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/26/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2016
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-py-django
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-py-django18
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-py-django19

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