#VU32379 Information disclosure in Django - CVE-2015-8213

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#VU32379 Information disclosure in Django - CVE-2015-8213

Published: December 7, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32379
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8213
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Django
Software vendor:
Django Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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