CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-5143

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Django versions before 1.4.21, 1.5.x through 1.6.x, 1.7.x before 1.7.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 are vulnerable to denial of service attacks. Attackers can exploit unique session keys to consume session store resources.

Risk Assessment

Denial of service attacks can lead to server resource exhaustion, resulting in application unavailability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Django to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack detection.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The session backends in Django before 1.4.21, 1.5.x through 1.6.x, 1.7.x before 1.7.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via multiple requests with unique session keys.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS