CVE-2016-2512

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Django versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.9 Django versions 1.9.0 through 1.9.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or possibly conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a URL containing basic authentication. This is demonstrated by a URL such as http://mysite.example.com@attacker.com, which could be used to trick users into revealing sensitive information.

Recommendations For Django versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.9, update to version 1.8.10 or later. For Django versions 1.9.0 through 1.9.2, update to version 1.9.3 or later.