CVE-2015-5143
HIGH7.5EPSS 15.8%python-django - security update
Published: 7/5/2019Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The session backends in Django before 1.4.21, 1.5.x through 1.6.x, 1.7.x before 1.7.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via multiple requests with unique session keys.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.7.9-1
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.4.5-1+deb7u12
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.4.21
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.4.21, >= 1.5, < 1.7.9, >= 1.8, < 1.8.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (21)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5143
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5143
- ADVISORYhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jul/08/security-releases/
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00043.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00046.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1678.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1686.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/1828f4341ec53a8684112d24031b767eba557663
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/2e47f3e401c29bc2ba5ab794d483cb0820855fb9
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/66d12d1ababa8f062857ee5eb43276493720bf16
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-20.yaml
- WEBhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-06
- WEBhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jul/08/security-releases
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3305
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75666
- WEBhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032820
- WEBhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2671-1