The session.flush function in the cached_db backend in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not…
Priority LOW 26CWE-384Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-384.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0175 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Django (PyPI): 1.8.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 1.8a1 to before 1.8.2 | 1.8.2 | Patch available | GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.8a1 to before 1.8.2 Fixed in 1.8.2 Patch available GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.1 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.8.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
- Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3982
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/31cb25adecba930bdeee4556709f5a1c42d88fd6
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-19.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228092138/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74960
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/may/20/security-release
More djangoproject Django vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15177 An issue was discovered in Django 3.2 before 3.2.14 and 4.0 before 4.0.6. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05994 Django 1.11 before 1.11.28, 2.2 before 2.2.10, and 3.0 before 3.0.3 allows SQL Injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10198 An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-14306 Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-10595 An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14006 Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-3982 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3982 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3982 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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