PT-2015-6370 · Django Software Foundation · Django
CVSS v4.0
6.6
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Django versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.1
Description
The issue is related to the session.flush function in the cached db backend, which does not properly flush the session. This allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions via an empty string in the session key.
Recommendations
For Django versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.1, update to version 1.8.2 or later to resolve the issue.
Fix
Session Fixation
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Affected Products
Django