Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django

CVE-2016-7401

The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.

EPSS: 0.062 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • DSA-3678 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • RHSA-2016:2040 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
  • RHSA-2016:2043 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
  • 1036899 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • RHSA-2016:2041 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • RHSA-2016:2042 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
  • USN-3089-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • 93182 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • RHSA-2016:2038 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7401?
CVE-2016-7401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-7401?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.