XSS in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2016-2512
The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or possibly conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a URL containing basic authentication, as demonstrated by http://mysite.example.com\@attacker.com.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.041 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 1.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0506.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035152 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83879 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0504.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3544 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0502.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-3 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-2 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0505.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2512?
- CVE-2016-2512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2016-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2512?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.