4.3

CVE-2015-2317: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesGHSA-7fq8-4pv5-5w5cPYSEC-2015-9UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2317
Published 25-03-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-2317 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

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
4.97%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3
DLA-272-1MGASA-2015-0127SUSE-SU-2015:1109-1SUSE-SU-2015:1112-1USN-2539-1

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.20, 1.5.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a control character in a URL, as demonstrated by a \x08javascript: URL.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.02 pp

From 4.99% 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

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

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.

Debian2 products
  • python-django< 1.7.7-1 | < 1.4.5-1+deb7u11
  • debian_linuxEOL7.0
Canonical1 product
Djangoproject1 product
  • djangoEOL≤ 1.4.19 | 1.5 | 1.5:alpha | 1.5:beta | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.4 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 1.5.7 | 1.5.8 | 1.5.9 | 1.5.10 | 1.5.11 | 1.5.12 | 1.6 | 1.6:beta1 | 1.6:beta2 | 1.6:beta3 | 1.6:beta4 | 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 | 1.6.10 | 1.7:beta1 | 1.7:beta2 | 1.7:beta3 | 1.7:beta4 | 1.7:rc1 | 1.7:rc2 | 1.7:rc3 | 1.7.1 | 1.7.2 | 1.7.3 | 1.7.4 | 1.7.5 | 1.7.6 | 1.8.0
Fedoraproject1 product
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product
PyPI1 product
  • django< 1.4.20 | ≥ 1.5, < 1.6.11 | ≥ 1.7, < 1.7.7 | ≥ 1.8a1, < 1.8c1 | ≥ 1.8a0, < 1.8c1
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-django< 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.8

8 vendors · 9 products

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