CVE-2018-7536 (Medium) detected in Django-1.8.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl - autoclosed

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CVE-2018-7536 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - Django-1.8.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl

A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a3/e1/0f3c17b1caa559ba69513ff72e250377c268d5bd3e8ad2b22809c7e2e907/Django-1.8.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **Django-1.8.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9c82557a12ed8d1bf704180a7d351aa1518ef16c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in Django 2.0 before 2.0.3, 1.11 before 1.11.11, and 1.8 before 1.8.19. The django.utils.html.urlize() function was extremely slow to evaluate certain inputs due to catastrophic backtracking vulnerabilities in two regular expressions (only one regular expression for Django 1.8.x). The urlize() function is used to implement the urlize and urlizetrunc template filters, which were thus vulnerable.

Publish Date: 2018-03-09

URL: CVE-2018-7536

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7536

Release Date: 2018-03-09

Fix Resolution: 2.0.3,1.11.11,1.8.19

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.