GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3/GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3
Aliases
Published
2022-05-17T03:29:56Z
Modified
2024-09-17T15:22:38Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.6 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - 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 CVSS Calculator
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.

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"
}
References

Affected packages

PyPI / django

Package

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
1.8a1
Fixed
1.8.2

Affected versions

1.*
1.8a1
1.8b1
1.8b2
1.8c1
1.8
1.8.1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3/GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3.json"