{"id":"USN-2915-2","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"python-django regression","description":"USN-2915-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Django. The upstream fix for\nCVE-2016-2512 introduced a regression for certain applications. This update\nfixes the problem by applying the complete upstream regression fix.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Mark Striemer discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied\n redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials. A remote\n attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting\n attack or a malicious redirect. (CVE-2016-2512)\n \n Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django incorrectly handled timing when\n doing password hashing operations. A remote attacker could possibly use\n this issue to perform user enumeration. (CVE-2016-2513)","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2016-03-07T19:18:47Z","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:57Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","package":"python-django","fixed_in":["1.6.1-2ubuntu0.14"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","package":"python-django","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.1-2ubuntu0.14"}]}],"versions":["1.5.4-1ubuntu1","1.6-1","1.6.1-1","1.6.1-2","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.1","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.2","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.3","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.4","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.5","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.6","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.8","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.9","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.11","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.12","1.6.1-2ubuntu0.13"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2915-2","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1553251","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"USN-2915-2","title":"python-django regression","description":"USN-2915-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Django. The upstream fix for\nCVE-2016-2512 introduced a regression for certain applications. This update\nfixes the problem by applying the complete upstream regression fix.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Mark Striemer discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied\n redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials. A remote\n attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting\n attack or a malicious redirect. (CVE-2016-2512)\n \n Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django incorrectly handled timing when\n doing password hashing operations. A remote attacker could possibly use\n this issue to perform user enumeration. (CVE-2016-2513)\n","status":"published","published":"2016-03-07T19:18:47Z","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:57Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:10.303275Z"}]}}