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.
Published: 2015-03-25
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 4.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-272-1 python-django security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3204-1 python-django security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0018 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7fq8-4pv5-5w5c Django cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via user-supplied redirect URLs
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2539-1 Django vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Djangoproject Django
Fedoraproject Fedora
Opensuse Opensuse
Oracle Solaris
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:10:16.267Z

Reserved: 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2317

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-03-25T14:59:04.377

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-2317

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-2317 - Bugzilla

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