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Django 1.8.18 release notes
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*April 4, 2017*
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Django 1.8.18 fixes two security issues in 1.8.17.
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2017-03-14 16:33:15 +00:00
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2017-03-14 14:46:53 +00:00
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CVE-2017-7233: Open redirect and possible XSS attack via user-supplied numeric redirect URLs
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Django relies on user input in some cases (e.g.
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2017-09-02 23:24:18 +00:00
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``django.contrib.auth.views.login()`` and :doc:`i18n </topics/i18n/index>`)
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to redirect the user to an "on success" URL. The security check for these
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redirects (namely ``django.utils.http.is_safe_url()``) considered some numeric
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URLs (e.g. ``http:999999999``) "safe" when they shouldn't be.
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Also, if a developer relies on ``is_safe_url()`` to provide safe redirect
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targets and puts such a URL into a link, they could suffer from an XSS attack.
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2017-03-14 16:33:15 +00:00
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CVE-2017-7234: Open redirect vulnerability in ``django.views.static.serve()``
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A maliciously crafted URL to a Django site using the
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:func:`~django.views.static.serve` view could redirect to any other domain. The
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view no longer does any redirects as they don't provide any known, useful
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functionality.
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Note, however, that this view has always carried a warning that it is not
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hardened for production use and should be used only as a development aid.
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