Description

The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.20, 1.5.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a control character in a URL, as demonstrated by a \x08javascript: URL.

Remediation

References

CVE-2015-2317

Related Vulnerabilities

Jenkins Missing Authorization Vulnerability (CVE-2026-53439)

Joomla Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2019-11809)

WordPress Plugin MPL-Publisher-Create your Ebook & Audiobook Cross-Site Scripting (1.30.2)

Moodle Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2017-2643)

OpenSSL Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Vulnerability (CVE-2018-0734)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2015-2317 CWE-707

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities