CVE-2015-5963
Medium
Description
contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.4, 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption or session record removal) via a large number of requests to contrib.auth.views.logout, which triggers the creation of an empty session record.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Django
PublishedAug 24, 2015
First seenAug 24, 2015
How to fix
Update
- django1.8.4, 1.7.10, 1.4.22 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| djangoproject django | 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.13, 1.4.14, 1.4.17, 1.4.19, 1.4.20, 1.4.21, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.8, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3 | — |
| oracle solaris | 11.3 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 15.04 | — |
| djangoPyPI | 1.8 ≤ v < 1.8.4, 1.7 ≤ v < 1.7.10, 1.4 ≤ v < 1.4.22 | 1.8.4, 1.7.10, 1.4.22 |
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