Django: DoS via incorrect URL validation
Published Jul 14, 2015
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 3.00%
Description
validators.URLValidator in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
python-django
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
python-django
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
python-django
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
Django
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | python-django | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | python-django | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | python-django | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Django | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03000) | 86.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02975) | 85.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 0.91% (0.00905) | 75.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 82.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.55% (0.04546) | 88.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01289) | 67.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.55% (0.04546) | 88.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 81.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 79.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75691 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032820 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5145 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240526 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqf7-ff9h-7967 Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/blob/4555a823fd57e261e1b19c778429473256c8ea08/docs/releases/1.8.3.txt#L63-L68
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/8f9a4d3a2bc42f14bb437defd30c7315adbff22c
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-21.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5145
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032820
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170526042302/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75691
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5145
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jul/08/security-releases x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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