CVE-2019-11457: Django crm Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

HIGH

Advisory Identifier: GHSA-pg2f-r7pc-6fxx

CVSS 8.8

Published 2019-09-11

Advisory Summary

CVE-2019-11457 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) cross-site request forgery vulnerability (CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) affecting Django crm libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves cross-site request forgery in micropyramid django crm. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2019-11457 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2019-11457

GHSA Identifier GHSA-pg2f-r7pc-6fxx

Severity HIGH

CVSS v3.1 Base Score 8.8

CWE Classification CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affected Product Django crm

Package Ecosystem PyPI

Published Date 2019-09-11

Last Updated 2024-09-16

Security Impact

CVSS: 8.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)

Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)

Privileges Required None (PR:N)

User Interaction Required (UI:R)

Scope Unchanged (S:U)

Confidentiality High (C:H)

Integrity High (I:H)

Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2019-11457

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Django crm dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

django-crm fixed: Latest secure release

pip install django-crm>=Latest secure release

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

pip show django-crm

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2019-11457, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show django-crm

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Django crm in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show django-crm command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), where the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. In Django crm, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Multiple CSRF issues exist in MicroPyramid Django CRM 0.2.1 via /change-password-by-admin/, /api/settings/add/, /cases/create/, /change-password-by-admin/, /comment/add/, /documents/1/view/, /documents/create/, /opportunities/create/, and /login/.

CVE-2019-11457 Affected Django crm Versions

1 component(s)

Product / Package	Ecosystem	Affected Versions	Fixed Version
django-crm pypi/django-crm	PyPI	≤ 0.2.1

References

NVD — CVE-2019-11457 NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11457

Django crm Source Repository REPOSITORY

https://github.com/MicroPyramid/Django-CRM

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg2f-r7pc-6fxx

Django crm Source Repository REPOSITORY

https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-crm/PYSEC-2019-174.yaml

Django crm Security Information SECURITY

https://www.netsparker.com/blog/web-security

Django crm Security Information SECURITY

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154219/Django-CRM-0.2.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019... WEB

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/30

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-11457?

CVE-2019-11457 is a security vulnerability in Django crm involving Cross-Site Request Forgery in MicroPyramid Django CRM under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).

Which Django crm versions are affected?

Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: django-crm.

What version fixes CVE-2019-11457?

Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.

Is django-crm affected?

Yes, django-crm is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-11457?

CVE-2019-11457 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

What CWE is associated with CVE-2019-11457?

CVE-2019-11457 is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.).

How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2019-11457?

Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show django-crm'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.

Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema

Normalized schema output

View Raw JSON

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  "published" : "2019-09-11T22:57:57Z",
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  "summary" : "Cross-Site Request Forgery in MicroPyramid Django CRM",
  "details" : "Multiple CSRF issues exist in MicroPyramid Django CRM 0.2.1 via /change-password-by-admin/, /api/settings/add/, /cases/create/, /change-password-by-admin/, /comment/add/, /documents/1/view/, /documents/create/, /opportunities/create/, and /login/.",
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  } ],
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      } ]
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  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
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  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
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  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://www.netsparker.com/blog/web-security"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154219/Django-CRM-0.2.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/30"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
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    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2019-08-28T15:35:37Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2019-08-27T15:15:00Z"
  }
}

CVSS V3

8.8 HIGH