CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2512

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites. This can lead to phishing attacks or potentially cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a URL containing basic authentication.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to phishing and XSS attacks, which can result in user data theft and compromise of application security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Django to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and review application security to minimize the risk of attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or possibly conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a URL containing basic authentication, as demonstrated by http://mysite.example.com\@attacker.com.

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