The django.util.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.18, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 does not properly handle leading whitespaces, which allows remote attackers to conduct cr
The django.util.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.18, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 does not properly handle leading whitespaces, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL, related to redirect URLs, as demonstrated by a "\njavascript:" URL.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | django | < 1.4.18, >= 1.5, < 1.6.10, >= 1.7, < 1.7.3 | 1.4.18, 1.6.10, 1.7.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0220
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/4c241f1b710da6419d9dca160e80b23b82db7758
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/72e0b033662faa11bb7f516f18a132728aa0ae28
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/de67dedc771ad2edec15c1d00c083a1a084e1e89
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/django/django/blob/4555a823fd57e261e1b19c778429473256c8ea08/docs/releases/1.4.18.txt#L34-L46
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-5.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150128111656/http://secunia.com/advisories/62285
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054951/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2015:109/?name=MDVSA-2015:109
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054953/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2015:036/?name=MDVSA-2015:036
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151104201446/http://secunia.com/advisories/62718
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/13/security
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148485.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148608.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2469-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62285
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/13/security/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62718
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0026.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:036
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:109
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv98-g628-m9x5
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
django- Disclosed
- 16.01.2015
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gv98-g628-m9x5 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2015-5 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: django
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 10.2007 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 16
- High 65
- Medium 63
- Low 18
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 3
- 2018: 5
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 6
- 2021: 8
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 14
- 2025: 12
- 2026: 26
earlier: 56
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