High severity · published Apr 8, 2016
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…
7.4
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DJ
Django · Djangoproject
1.8.9; 1.9; 1.9.1; 1.9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2512
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2512
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0502.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0504.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0505.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0506.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3544
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
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