4.3

CVE-2015-0220: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesGHSA-gv98-g628-m9x5PYSEC-2015-5UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0220
Published 16-01-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-0220 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
DLA-143-1DSA-3151-1MGASA-2015-0026USN-2469-1

Timeline

  1. 16-01-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The django.util.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.18, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 does not properly handle leading whitespaces, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL, related to redirect URLs, as demonstrated by a "\njavascript:" URL.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.05% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (djangoproject.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • python-django< 1.7.1-1.1
Djangoproject1 product
  • djangoEOL≤ 1.4.17 | 1.6 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.6.5 | 1.6.6 | 1.6.7 | 1.6.8 | 1.6.9 | 1.7 | 1.7.1 | 1.7.2
PyPI1 product
  • django< 1.4.18 | ≥ 1.6, < 1.6.10 | ≥ 1.7, < 1.7.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-django< 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.6

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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