# CVE-2016-9013: Django 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 use a hardcoded password for a temporary database user created whe

- Also known as: GHSA-MV8G-FHH6-6267, PYSEC-2016-17
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10.3, 1.9.11, 1.8.16
- Published: 2016-12-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): from 1.10a1, fixed in 1.10.3
- django (PyPI): from 1.9a1, fixed in 1.9.11
- django (PyPI): from 1.8a1, fixed in 1.8.16
- django (PyPI): from 1.8, fixed in 1.8.16; from 1.9, fixed in 1.9.11; from 1.10, fixed in 1.10.3

## Description

Django 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 use a hardcoded password for a temporary database user created when running tests with an Oracle database, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to the database server by leveraging failure to manually specify a password in the database settings TEST dictionary.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10.3, 1.9.11, 1.8.16) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/nov/01/security-releases/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXDKJYHN74BWY3P7AR2UZDVJREQMRE6S/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94069
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/

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