CVE-2015-2296 describes a session fixation vulnerability in the 'requests' Python library, versions 2.1.0 through 2.5.3, affecting products like Canonical Ubuntu and Mageia. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) allows remote attackers to fixate user sessions by manipulating cookies during redirects, potentially leading to information disclosure, unauthorized access, or denial of service. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:requests:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:requests:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:requests:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:requests:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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