CVE-2016-7401

Publication date 26 September 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python-django 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.15
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.21

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3089-1
    • Django vulnerability
    • 27 September 2016

Other references