# CVE-2016-9014: Django before 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3, when settings.DEBUG is True, allow remote attackers to con

- Also known as: PYSEC-2016-18, GHSA-3F2C-JM6V-CR35
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.16, 1.9.11, 1.10.3
- Published: 2016-12-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

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

## Description

Django before 1.8.x before 1.8.16, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3, when settings.DEBUG is True, allow remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks by leveraging failure to validate the HTTP Host header against settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.16, 1.9.11, 1.10.3) 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.securityfocus.com/bid/94068
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3835
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3115-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037159
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OG5ROMUPS6C7BXELD3TAUUH7OBYV56WQ/

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