CVE-2019-3498

Publication date 7 January 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

In Django 1.11.x before 1.11.18, 2.0.x before 2.0.10, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5, an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component issue exists in django.views.defaults.page_not_found(), leading to content spoofing (in a 404 error page) if a user fails to recognize that a crafted URL has malicious content.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
python-django	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 1:1.11.15-1ubuntu1.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.2
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.7
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
python-django	Upstream: 1cd00fc Upstream: 64d2396

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3851-1
Django vulnerability
9 January 2019