CVE-2016-7401

high

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.

References

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/sep/26/security-releases/

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3089-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036899

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93182

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3678

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2043.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2042.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2041.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2040.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2039.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2038.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-10-03

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N