CVE-2016-7401

Description

The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.91% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3678 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2040.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2043.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036899 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2041.html vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/sep/26/security-releases/ patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2042.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3089-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93182 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2038.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2039.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7401?
CVE-2016-7401 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7401?
To fix CVE-2016-7401, 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-2016-7401 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7401 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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