CVE-2015-8213

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    CVE-2015-8213

    Published: 7 Dec 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0129.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0156.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0157.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0158.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3404, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2816-1, https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/24/security-releases-issued/, https://github.com/django/django/commit/316bc3fc9437c5960c24baceb93c73f1939711e4, https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/24/security-releases-issued/, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173375.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174770.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00014.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00017.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77750, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034237

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High