CVE-2016-2512

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.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0506.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035152 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83879 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0504.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3544 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0502.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-3 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0505.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-1 vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security-releases/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/django/django/commit/c5544d289233f501917e25970c03ed444abbd4f0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2512?
CVE-2016-2512 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2512?
To fix CVE-2016-2512, 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-2016-2512 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2512 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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