VDB
CVE-2015-2317
CVE-2015-2317
PUBLISHED
The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.20, 1.5.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a control character in a URL, as demonstrated by a \x08javascript: URL.
EPSS 4.99% · 91.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
4.99%
91.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | python-django | 0, 1.5.4-1ubuntu1, 1.6-1 |
Timeline
- Sep 3, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 6, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 18, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2317 third-party-advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/mar/18/security-releases/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2539-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2317 third-party-advisory