VDB
PYSEC-2015-22
PYSEC-2015-22
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
8.699999809265137
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
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django | 1.8, 1.4, 1.4.1 |
Timeline
- Aug 24, 2015 CVE Published
- Nov 8, 2023 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/aug/18/security-releases/ article
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76428 url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html url
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1894.html advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1767.html advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1766.html advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00026.html url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033318 url
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2720-1 advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3338 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1876 advisory