🛡️ CVE-2015-2317 — django
Description
Django cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via user-supplied redirect URLs
The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.20, 1.5.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a control character in a URL, as demonstrated by a \x08javascript: URL.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2015-2317 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.
Affected software
CVE-2015-2317 is recorded against 1 package.
- django (from 1.8a1 up to 1.8c1)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 May 2022 and last revised on 18 September 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
www.djangoproject.com (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.opensuse.org (Web)
lists.opensuse.org (Web)
ubuntu.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| django | 1.8a1 | 1.8c1 |
References
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