Vulnerability advisory
GHSA-x64m-686f-fmm3
XML External Entity (XXE) in Django
Also known as CVE-2013-1665PYSEC-2026-802
Severity
Severity not reported.
Affected versions
Description
The XML libraries for Python as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex and Folsom, Django, and possibly other products allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
References
- Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1665 ↗
- Webgithub.com/django/django/commit/1c60d07ba23e0350351c278ad28d0bd5aa410b40 ↗
- Webgithub.com/django/django/commit/d19a27066b2247102e65412aa66917aff0091112 ↗
- Webbugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1100279 ↗
- Webblog.python.org/2013/02/announcing-defusedxml-fixes-for-xml.html ↗
- Webbugs.python.org/issue17239 ↗
- Weblists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-February/000078.html ↗
- Webrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0657.html ↗
- Webrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0658.html ↗
- Webrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0670.html ↗
- Webubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1 ↗
- Webwww.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2634 ↗
- Webwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/2 ↗
- Webwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/4 ↗