GHSA-6WGP-FWFM-MXP3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:29 – Updated: 2024-09-17 15:10
VLAI?
Summary
Django allows user sessions hijacking via an empty string in the session key
Details

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.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "Django"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.8a1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.8.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-3982"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-384"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-29T16:20:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-06-02T14:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3",
  "modified": "2024-09-17T15:10:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:29:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3982"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/django/django/commit/31cb25adecba930bdeee4556709f5a1c42d88fd6"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/django/django"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-19.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228092138/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74960"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/may/20/security-release"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Django allows user sessions hijacking via an empty string in the session key"
}


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