CVE-2015-0846 django-markupfield Arbitrary File Read
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files due to insecure default settings in the django-markupfield library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0846?
CVE-2015-0846 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
django-markupfield before 1.3.2 uses the default docutils RESTRUCTUREDTEXT_FILTER_SETTINGS settings, which allows remote attackers to include and read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0846?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including django-markupfield. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
django-markupfield PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
django-markupfield PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
django-markupfield PyPI | All versions | 1.3.2 |
Products include Django-Markupfield Project Django-Markupfield.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0846?
Upgrade django-markupfield to 1.3.2 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-0846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0846, DLA-206-1, DSA-3230-1, GHSA-wxmr-7xjv-8xqw, PYSEC-2015-12.