CVE-2015-2317
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.99% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/opensuse · djangoproject/django · oracle/solaris · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155421.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160263.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2539-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3204Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:195Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73319
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/mar/18/security-releases/Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155421.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160263.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2539-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3204Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:195Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73319
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/mar/18/security-releases/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.