Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2512
The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or possibly conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a URL containing basic authentication, as demonstrated by http://mysite.example.com\@attacker.com.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2016-2512
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2512
0.54%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 67 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2512
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.4
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.8
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4.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-2512
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-2512
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0504.html
RHSA-2016:0504 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security-releases/
Django security releases issued: 1.9.3 and 1.8.10 | Weblog | DjangoVendor Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0506.html
RHSA-2016:0506 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035152
Django Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Redirect and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Determine Valid Usernames - SecurityTracker
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-3
USN-2915-3: Django regression | Ubuntu security notices
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0502.html
RHSA-2016:0502 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83879
Django CVE-2016-2512 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-1
USN-2915-1: Django vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://github.com/django/django/commit/c5544d289233f501917e25970c03ed444abbd4f0
Fixed CVE-2016-2512 -- Prevented spoofing is_safe_url() with basic auth. · django/django@c5544d2 · GitHub
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0505.html
RHSA-2016:0505 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-2
USN-2915-2: Django regression | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3544
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3544-1 python-django
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