CVE-2016-7401
python-django - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.2%
Description
The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.
How to fix CVE-2016-7401
To remediate CVE-2016-7401, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/python-django—upgrade to 1:1.10-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.22-1+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.7.11-1+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.8.15 or later
- —upgrade to 1.8.15 or later
Is CVE-2016-7401 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 1:1.10-1
- from 0, < 1.4.22-1+deb7u1
- from 0, < 1.7.11-1+deb8u1
- from 0, < 1.8.15
- from 0, < 1.8.15, >= 1.9, < 1.9.10
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:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |