CVE-2016-2512 is a URL redirection vulnerability affecting Django versions prior to 1.8.10 and 1.9.3. It allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites, facilitating phishing or potentially cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, through specially crafted URLs containing basic authentication. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.4 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity requiring user interaction, leading to high integrity impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.