CVE-2015-0220

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0220
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-16 16:59:19 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe django.util.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.18, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 does not properly handle leading whitespaces, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL, related to redirect URLs, as demonstrated by a "\njavascript:" URL.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.1 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.2 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.3 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.4 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.5 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.6 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.7 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.8 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.6.9 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.1 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.7.2 All All All
Application Djangoproject Django All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: python-django14-1.4.18-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: python-django-1.6.10-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:036 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0026 - Updated python-django and python-django14 packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
Security Advisory SA62285 - Ubuntu update for django - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:0643-1: moderate: Security update for python-Django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2469-1: Django vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
Security releases issued | Weblog | Django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.djangoproject.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA62309 - Django Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1598-1: moderate: Security update for python-django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA62718 - Debian update for python-django - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:109 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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