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CVE-2015-8213· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow re

The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by SECRET_KEY.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 7, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.3% · 91th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
djangoprojectdjango

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • djangoproject djangoup to 1.7.10 inclusive
  • djangoproject django1.8.0
  • djangoproject django1.8.1
  • djangoproject django1.8.2
  • djangoproject django1.8.3
  • djangoproject django1.8.4
  • djangoproject django1.8.5
  • djangoproject django1.8.6
  • djangoproject django1.9.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12python-djangobefore 1.8.7-11.8.7-1
Debian:6.0python-djangobefore 1.2.3-3+squeeze151.2.3-3+squeeze15
Debian:7python-djangobefore 1.4.5-1+deb7u141.4.5-1+deb7u14
Debian:8python-djangobefore 1.7.7-1+deb8u31.7.7-1+deb8u3
PyPIdjangofrom 1.7 · before 1.7.111.7.11
PyPIdjangofrom 1.8 · before 1.8.71.8.7
PyPIdjangofrom 1.8a1 · before 1.8.71.8.7
PyPIdjangofrom 1.9a0 · before 1.9rc21.9rc2
PyPIdjangofrom 1.9a1 · before 1.9rc21.9rc2
PyPIdjangobefore 1.7.111.7.11
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6python-djangobefore 0:1.6.11-4.el6ost0:1.6.11-4.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6python-django-bash-completionbefore 0:1.6.11-4.el6ost0:1.6.11-4.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6python-django-docbefore 0:1.6.11-4.el6ost0:1.6.11-4.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7python-djangobefore 0:1.6.11-4.el7ost0:1.6.11-4.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7python-django-bash-completionbefore 0:1.6.11-4.el7ost0:1.6.11-4.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7python-django-docbefore 0:1.6.11-4.el7ost0:1.6.11-4.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7python-djangobefore 0:1.8.7-1.el70:1.8.7-1.el7
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7python-django-bash-completionbefore 0:1.8.7-1.el70:1.8.7-1.el7
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7python-django-docbefore 0:1.8.7-1.el70:1.8.7-1.el7
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0python-Djangobefore 1.6.11-11.11.6.11-11.1
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 2python-Djangobefore 1.6.11-3.11.6.11-3.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5python-Djangobefore 1.6.11-13.11.6.11-13.1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-34265An issue was discovered in Django 3.2 before 3.2.14 and 4.0 before 4.0.6.
    61This week
  • CVE-2020-7471Django 1.11 before 1.11.28, 2.2 before 2.2.10, and 3.0 before 3.0.3 allows SQL Injection if untrusted data is used as a StringAgg delimiter
    59Plan
  • CVE-2019-19844Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover.
    55Plan
  • CVE-2019-14234An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x before 2.2.4.
    53Plan
  • CVE-2021-35042Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection if order_by is untrusted input from a client of a w
    52Plan
  • CVE-2023-24580An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0 before 4.0.10, and 4.1 before 4.1.7.
    49Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:python-django1.8.7-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:django1.7.11Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:django1.8.7Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:django1.9rc2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-django0:1.6.11-4.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:6::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-django-bash-completion0:1.6.11-4.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:6::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-django-doc0:1.6.11-4.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:6::el7Package registry (OSV)
suse:python-Django1.6.11-11.1 · SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

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