CVE-2016-2048 is a medium-severity access restriction bypass vulnerability affecting Django versions 1.9.x before 1.9.2. When the ModelAdmin.save_as option is enabled, authenticated users with "change" permission can exploit the "Save as New" feature to create ModelAdmin objects, circumventing intended access controls. The CVSS score of 5.5 indicates a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring high privileges, and leading to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits or Metasploit modules available for this CVE. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention, and there is no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.