CVE-2016-7401: canonical ubuntu_linux 7PK - Security Features
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7401 is a high (CVSS 7.5) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 6% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 9Timeline
- 03-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
5.70%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.70% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat3 products
- python-django< 0:1.6.11-6.el6ost | < 0:1.6.11-6.el7ost | < 0:1.8.15-1.el7ost
- python-django-bash-completion< 0:1.6.11-6.el6ost | < 0:1.6.11-6.el7ost | < 0:1.8.15-1.el7ost
- python-django-doc< 0:1.6.11-6.el6ost | < 0:1.6.11-6.el7ost | < 0:1.8.15-1.el7ost
Debian2 products
- python-django< 1:1.10-1 | < 1.7.11-1+deb8u1 | < 1.4.22-1+deb7u1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Opensuse2 products
- ruby3.2-rubygem-http-cookie&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.0.5-1.4
- rubygem-http-cookie&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.0.5-1.1 | < 1.0.6-1.1 | < 1.0.8-1.1 | < 1.0.8-1.3
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04
Djangoproject1 product
- djangoEOL≤ 1.8.14 | 1.9.0 | 1.9.1 | 1.9.2 | 1.9.3 | 1.9.4 | 1.9.5 | 1.9.6 | 1.9.7 | 1.9.8 | 1.9.9
Mageia1 product
- python-django< 1.8.15-1.mga5
PyPI1 product
- django< 1.8.15 | ≥ 1.9, < 1.9.10
Ubuntu1 product
- python-django< 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.15 | < 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2
8 vendors · 12 products
References
43 links
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3678Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party AdvisoryWEBAdvisory- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/sep/26/security-releases/X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryWEBARTICLEREPORT
Show all 43 references
- github.com/django/djangoPACKAGE