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TI-2015-04312 Aliases CVE-2015-5143GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3

The session backends in Django before 1.4.21, 1.5.x through 1.6.x, 1.7.x before 1.7.9…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07215 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 1.4.21, 1.7.9, 1.8.3Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—Django (PyPI)before 1.4.211.4.21Patch availableGHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3
—Django (PyPI)1.5 to before 1.7.91.7.9Patch availableGHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3
—Django (PyPI)1.8 to before 1.8.31.8.3Patch availableGHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.21 Fixed in 1.4.21 Patch available GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.5 to before 1.7.9 Fixed in 1.7.9 Patch available GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.8 to before 1.8.3 Fixed in 1.8.3 Patch available GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3

CPE configurations NVD · 57

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.20Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 alphaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 betaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.20 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Show 47 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.9Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.10Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.11Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.12Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.9Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.10Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.7Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.8Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.9Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.10 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.11 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.12 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.9 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.8 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.9 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.4.21 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.8.3 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1686 Released 2015-08-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-django security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 python-django-1.6.11-1.el6ost, python-django-bash-completion-1.6.11-1.el6ost, python-django-doc-1.6.11-1.el6ost
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 python-django-1.6.11-2.el7ost, python-django-bash-completion-1.6.11-2.el7ost, python-django-doc-1.6.11-2.el7ost
  • RHSA-2015:1678 Released 2015-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-django security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 python-django-1.6.11-2.el7ost, python-django-bash-completion-1.6.11-2.el7ost, python-django-doc-1.6.11-2.el7ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6Fixed RHSA-2015:1686
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2015:1686
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2015:1678
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5143
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h582-2pch-3xv3

References

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Other 6

Sources

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