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.
2015-03-25T14:59:04.377
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 22 | Yes |
| Operating System | opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | ≤ 1.4.19 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.8 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.9 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.10 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.11 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.5.12 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.2 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.4 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.5 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.8 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.9 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.6.10 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7.2 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7.3 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7.4 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7.5 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.7.6 | Yes |
| Application | djangoproject | django | 1.8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | oracle | solaris | 11.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.10 | Yes |