CVE-2017-7233
Publication date 4 April 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Django 1.10 before 1.10.7, 1.9 before 1.9.13, and 1.8 before 1.8.18 relies on user input in some cases to redirect the user to an "on success" URL. The security check for these redirects (namely ``django.utils.http.is_safe_url()``) considered some numeric URLs "safe" when they shouldn't be, aka an open redirect vulnerability. Also, if a developer relies on ``is_safe_url()`` to provide safe redirect targets and puts such a URL into a link, they could suffer from an XSS attack.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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| python-django | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.5
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.1
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.1 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3254-1
- Django vulnerabilities
- 4 April 2017