SB2015060201 - Input validation error in Django
Published: June 2, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015060201
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3982)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The session.flush function in the cached_db backend in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly flush the session, which allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions via an empty string in the session key. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html">CWE-384: Session Fixation</a>
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.