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CVE-2016-2512 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  04/08/2016

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.4 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 4.0
Exploitability Score: 2.8

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized modification

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

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

Change History

8 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2512
NVD Published Date:
04/08/2016
NVD Last Modified:
09/07/2017