Medium severity · published Feb 8, 2016
CVE-2016-2048
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the…
5.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DJ
Django · Djangoproject
1.9; 1.9.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2048
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2048
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82329
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034894
www.djangoproject.com
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/feb/01/releases-192-and-189/
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