What is CVE-2016-2048?

CVE-2016-2048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-2048?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django

CVE-2016-2048

Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.

Published 2016-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Djangoproject Django — versions 1.9, 1.9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/feb/01/releases-192-and-189/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/82329 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034894 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2048?: CVE-2016-2048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-2048?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.