VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-2296
The resolve_redirects function in sessions.py in requests 2.1.0 through 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The resolve_redirects function in sessions.py in requests 2.1.0 through 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.42% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mageia project/mageia · python/requests · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0120.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153594.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2531-1
- https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc
- https://warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0/Vendor Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0120.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153594.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2531-1
- https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc
- https://warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.