CVE-2015-5143
python-django - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 15.8%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-5143
To remediate CVE-2015-5143, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/python-django—upgrade to 1.7.9-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.5-1+deb7u12 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.21 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.21 or later
Is CVE-2015-5143 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 15.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.7.9-1
- from 0, < 1.4.5-1+deb7u12
- from 0, < 1.4.21
- from 0, < 1.4.21, >= 1.5, < 1.7.9, >= 1.8, < 1.8.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |