CVE-2015-5963 – django

Package

Manager: pip
Name: django
Vulnerable Version: >=1.8 <1.8.4 || >=1.7 <1.7.10 || >=1.4 <1.4.22

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U

EPSS: 0.08126 pctl0.91832

Details

Django denial of service via empty session record creation `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.

Metadata

Created: 2022-05-17T00:36:02Z
Modified: 2024-09-17T15:08:38Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v/GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-770"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v
Finding: F002
Auto approve: 1