CVE-2015-2317

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.15% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2539-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73319 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3204 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155421.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:195 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00001.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160263.html vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/mar/18/security-releases/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2317?
CVE-2015-2317 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2317?
To fix CVE-2015-2317, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-2317 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2317 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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