CVE-2016-2048
Django Access Restrictions Bypass
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
CVE-2016-2048- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
CVE-2016-2048- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0003 No score
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0003- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46x4-9jmv-jc8p
Django Access Restrictions Bypass
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
GHSA-46x4-9jmv-jc8p- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
CVE-2016-2048- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2048
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2048- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-46x4-9jmv-jc8p
Django Access Restrictions Bypass
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
GHSA-46x4-9jmv-jc8p- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2016-14 No score
Django 1.9.x before 1.9.2, when ModelAdmin.save_as is set to True, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create ModelAdmin objects via the "Save as New" option when editing objects and leveraging the "change" permission.
- Record
PYSEC-2016-14- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
djangoPyPI |
1.9 up to 1.9.2 | 1.9.2 |
python-djangoDebian:12 |
before 1.9.2-1 | 1.9.2-1 |
python-djangoDebian:13 |
before 1.9.2-1 | 1.9.2-1 |
python-djangoDebian:14 |
before 1.9.2-1 | 1.9.2-1 |
djangoPyPI |
1.9 up to 1.9.2, plus listed versions 1.9.1 |
1.9.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2048 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Djangoproject Django, published February 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in django 1.9.2.
References
djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/feb/01/releases-192-and-189
securityfocus.com/bid/82329
securitytracker.com/id/1034894
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2048
web.archive.org/web/20210123075529/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82329