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Medium
CVE-2015-8213
The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before...
Vulnerability Description
The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by SECRET_KEY.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/316bc3fc9437c5960c24baceb93c73f1939711e4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00014.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2816-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0129.html
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/24/security-releases-issued/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174770.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034237
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0158.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0157.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3404
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0156.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77750
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173375.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00017.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 7th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.