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TI-2015-05053 Aliases CVE-2015-5963GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v

contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.4, 1.7.x before…

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

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

contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.4, 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption or session record removal) via a large number of requests to contrib.auth.views.logout, which triggers the creation of an empty session record.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05206 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Django (PyPI): 1.8.4, 1.7.10, 1.4.22Red Hat: 4 advisories

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)1.8 to before 1.8.41.8.4Patch availableGHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v
—Django (PyPI)1.7 to before 1.7.101.7.10Patch availableGHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v
—Django (PyPI)1.4 to before 1.4.221.4.22Patch availableGHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.8 to before 1.8.4 Fixed in 1.8.4 Patch available GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.7 to before 1.7.10 Fixed in 1.7.10 Patch available GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.4 to before 1.4.22 Fixed in 1.4.22 Patch available GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v

CPE configurations NVD · 43

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.7Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.9Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10Vulnerabledjangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.9 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Show 33 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.11Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.12Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.13Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.14Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.17Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.19Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.20Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.21Vulnerabledjangoproject
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:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8 beta1Vulnerabledjangoproject
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:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
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:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.11 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.13 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.14 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.17 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.19 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.20 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.21 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:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 beta1 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:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • 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

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.8.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.10 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.4.22 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1894 Released 2015-10-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-django security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 python-django-1.6.11-3.el7ost, python-django-bash-completion-1.6.11-3.el7ost, python-django-doc-1.6.11-3.el7ost
  • RHSA-2015:1876 Released 2015-10-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-django security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 python-django-1.8.4-1.el7, python-django-bash-completion-1.8.4-1.el7, python-django-doc-1.8.4-1.el7
  • RHSA-2015:1767 Released 2015-09-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-django security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 python-django-1.6.11-3.el7ost, python-django-bash-completion-1.6.11-3.el7ost, python-django-doc-1.6.11-3.el7ost
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2015:1766 Released 2015-09-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-django security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 python-django-1.6.11-3.el6ost, python-django-bash-completion-1.6.11-3.el6ost, python-django-doc-1.6.11-3.el6ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6Fixed RHSA-2015:1766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2015:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2015:1894
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2015:1876

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5963
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgxh-wfw4-jx2v

References

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Other 10

Sources

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