PYSEC-2015-11

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    PYSEC-2015-11

    Published: 7 Dec 2015Last Modified: 10 Jun 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: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/24/security-releases-issued/, https://github.com/django/django/commit/316bc3fc9437c5960c24baceb93c73f1939711e4, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2816-1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77750, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0156.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0158.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0129.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0157.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034237, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174770.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00017.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3404, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173375.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00014.html, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wcr-wcqm-3mfh

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: django

    Purl: pkg:pypi/django

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -316bc3fc9437c5960c24baceb93c73f1939711e4

    Affected versions

    1.0.1
    1.0.2
    1.0.3
    1.0.4
    1.0

    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
    PYSEC-2015-11 | CVE-DB