CVE-2015-3982

NameCVE-2015-3982
DescriptionThe session.flush function in the cached_db backend in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly flush the session, which allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions via an empty string in the session key.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python-django (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.7.11-1+deb8u17fixed
stretch (security)1:1.10.7-2+deb9u17fixed
stretch (lts), stretch1:1.10.7-2+deb9u23fixed
buster, buster (lts)1:1.11.29-1+deb10u12fixed
buster (security)1:1.11.29-1+deb10u11fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye2:2.2.28-1~deb11u2fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm3:3.2.19-1+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie3:4.2.16-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python-djangosource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- python-django <not-affected> (Only affects 1.8 and development branch)
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/may/20/security-release/

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