PYSEC-2015-19

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    PYSEC-2015-19

    Published: 2 Jun 2015Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The session.flush function in the cached_db backend in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly flush the session, which allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions via an empty string in the session key.

    References: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/may/20/security-release/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74960, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wgp-fwfm-mxp3

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: django

    Purl: pkg:pypi/django

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 1.8
    Fixed -1.8.2

    Affected versions

    1.8
    1.8.1

    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