validators.URLValidator in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 39CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
validators.URLValidator in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02978 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Django (PyPI): 1.8.3
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 1.8.3 | 1.8.3 | Patch available | GHSA-cqf7-ff9h-7967 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.8a1 to before 1.8.3 Fixed in 1.8.3 Patch available GHSA-cqf7-ff9h-7967
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| 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:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.2 | 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
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cqf7-ff9h-7967 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.8.3 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 Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5145
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqf7-ff9h-7967
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/8f9a4d3a2bc42f14bb437defd30c7315adbff22c
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/django/django/blob/4555a823fd57e261e1b19c778429473256c8ea08/docs/releases/1.8.3.txt#L63-L68
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-21.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032820
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170526042302/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75691
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jul/08/security-releases
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Sources
- CVE-2015-5145 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5145 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cqf7-ff9h-7967 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5145 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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