{"id":"CVE-2020-5224","aliases":["EUVD-2020-0066","GHSA-5fq8-3q2f-4m5g","PYSEC-2020-230"],"status":"published","title":"Session key exposure through session list in Django User Sessions","description":"In Django User Sessions (django-user-sessions) before 1.7.1, the views provided allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00527,"percentile":0.44896,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-287","CWE-326"],"published":"2020-01-24T19:56:59Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:22Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"django-user-sessions","fixed_in":["1.7.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"django-user-sessions","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"django-user-sessions","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.1"}]}],"versions":["0.1.0","0.1.0-beta","0.1.0-dev","0.1.1","0.1.2","0.1.3","0.1.4","1.0.0","1.0.0-beta1","1.1.0","1.1.1","1.2.0","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.4.0","1.5.0","1.5.1","1.5.2","1.5.3","1.6.0","1.7.0"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"django-user-sessions","ranges":[{"type":"GIT","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"f0c4077e7d1436ba6d721af85cee89222ca5d2d9"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.1"}]}],"versions":["0.1.0","0.1.0-beta","0.1.0-dev","0.1.1","0.1.2","0.1.3","0.1.4","1.0.0","1.0.0-beta1","1.1.0","1.1.1","1.2.0","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.4.0","1.5.0","1.5.1","1.5.2","1.5.3","1.6.0","1.7.0"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"django-user-sessions_project","product":"django-user-sessions"},{"vendor":"jazzband","product":"django-user-sessions"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Bouke/django-user-sessions/security/advisories/GHSA-5fq8-3q2f-4m5g","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/jazzband/django-user-sessions/commit/f0c4077e7d1436ba6d721af85cee89222ca5d2d9","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5224","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-user-sessions/PYSEC-2020-230.yaml","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5fq8-3q2f-4m5g"},{"url":"https://github.com/Bouke/django-user-sessions","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5224","title":"Session key exposure through session list in Django User Sessions","description":"In Django User Sessions (django-user-sessions) before 1.7.1, the views provided allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T20:05:15Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:22:08.941Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:47.22408Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-0066","description":"In Django User Sessions (django-user-sessions) before 1.7.1, the views provided allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T20:05:15Z","modified":"2024-08-04T08:22:08Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:08:07.872525Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-5fq8-3q2f-4m5g","title":"Session key exposure through session list in Django User Sessions","description":"### Impact\nThe views provided by django-user-sessions allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.\n\n### Patches\nPatch is under way.\n\n### Workarounds\nRemove the session_key from the template.\n\n### References\n_None._\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Bouke/django-user-sessions](https://github.com/Bouke/django-user-sessions/issues)\n* Email us at [bouke@haarsma.eu](mailto:bouke@haarsma.eu)","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T19:56:59Z","modified":"2024-09-16T21:59:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:03.800952Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5224","description":"In Django User Sessions (django-user-sessions) before 1.7.1, the views provided allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T20:15:10.72Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:21:03.57Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-287","CWE-326"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:05:52.385274Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5224","description":"In Django User Sessions (django-user-sessions) before 1.7.1, the views provided allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T20:15:10.72Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:22.768972139Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:16.936975Z"},{"id":"GHSA-5fq8-3q2f-4m5g","title":"Session key exposure through session list in Django User Sessions","description":"### Impact\nThe views provided by django-user-sessions allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.\n\n### Patches\nPatch is under way.\n\n### Workarounds\nRemove the session_key from the template.\n\n### References\n_None._\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Bouke/django-user-sessions](https://github.com/Bouke/django-user-sessions/issues)\n* Email us at [bouke@haarsma.eu](mailto:bouke@haarsma.eu)","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T19:56:59Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:00:27.818107391Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:38.213481Z"},{"id":"PYSEC-2020-230","description":"In Django User Sessions (django-user-sessions) before 1.7.1, the views provided allow users to terminate specific sessions. The session key is used to identify sessions, and thus included in the rendered HTML. In itself this is not a problem. However if the website has an XSS vulnerability, the session key could be extracted by the attacker and a session takeover could happen.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T20:15:00Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:03:51.799573Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:52.192131Z"}]}}