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CVE-2016-7401· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers

The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 3, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
5.7% · 93th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 5.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
canonicalubuntu linux
djangoprojectdjango
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

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

  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • debian debian linux8.0
  • djangoproject djangoup to 1.8.14 inclusive
  • djangoproject django1.9.0
  • djangoproject django1.9.1
  • djangoproject django1.9.2
  • djangoproject django1.9.3
  • djangoproject django1.9.4
  • djangoproject django1.9.5
  • djangoproject django1.9.6
  • djangoproject django1.9.7
  • djangoproject django1.9.8
  • djangoproject django1.9.9

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12python-djangobefore 1:1.10-11:1.10-1
Debian:7python-djangobefore 1.4.22-1+deb7u11.4.22-1+deb7u1
Debian:8python-djangobefore 1.7.11-1+deb8u11.7.11-1+deb8u1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-Djangobefore 5.2.16-1.15.2.16-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-Djangobefore 4.2.11-2.14.2.11-2.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-Djangobefore 3.2.7-2.33.2.7-2.3
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-Django4before 4.2.14-1.14.2.14-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-Django4before 4.2.30-4.14.2.30-4.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-Django5before 5.2.16-1.15.2.16-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-Django6before 6.0-1.16.0-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedruby3.2-rubygem-http-cookiebefore 1.0.5-1.41.0.5-1.4
openSUSE:Tumbleweedrubygem-http-cookiebefore 1.0.5-1.11.0.5-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedrubygem-http-cookiebefore 1.0.8-1.31.0.8-1.3
openSUSE:Tumbleweedrubygem-http-cookiebefore 1.0.8-1.11.0.8-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedrubygem-http-cookiebefore 1.0.6-1.11.0.6-1.1
PyPIdjangofrom 1.9 · before 1.9.101.9.10
PyPIdjangobefore 1.8.151.8.15
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6python-djangobefore 0:1.6.11-6.el6ost0:1.6.11-6.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6python-django-bash-completionbefore 0:1.6.11-6.el6ost0:1.6.11-6.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6python-django-docbefore 0:1.6.11-6.el6ost0:1.6.11-6.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7python-djangobefore 0:1.6.11-6.el7ost0:1.6.11-6.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7python-django-bash-completionbefore 0:1.6.11-6.el7ost0:1.6.11-6.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7python-django-docbefore 0:1.6.11-6.el7ost0:1.6.11-6.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7python-djangobefore 0:1.8.15-1.el7ost0:1.8.15-1.el7ost

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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-django1:1.10-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-Django3.2.7-2.3 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-Django44.2.14-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-Django55.2.16-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-Django66.0-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:ruby3.2-rubygem-http-cookie1.0.5-1.4 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:rubygem-http-cookie1.0.5-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
PyPI:django1.8.15Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:django1.9.10Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-django0:1.6.11-6.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:5::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-django-bash-completion0:1.6.11-6.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:5::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-django-doc0:1.6.11-6.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:5::el6Package registry (OSV)
suse:python-Django1.8.19-3.4.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package 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.

No commit or PR link among the references.

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

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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