python-django: Information leak through date template filter
Published Dec 7, 2015
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 4.28%
Description
The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by SECRET_KEY.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.7.10
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6
python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0158
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7
python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0157
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0129
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
python-django-0:1.8.7-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0156
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7
python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0360
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2
Django
Will not fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
Django
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
python-django
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
python-django
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
Django
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0158 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0157 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0129 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | python-django-0:1.8.7-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0156 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7 | python-django-0:1.6.11-4.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0360 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 | Django | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | Django | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | python-django | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | python-django | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Django | Will not fix | 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:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04284) | 90.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04284) | 89.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.01% (0.03006) | 85.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00727) | 81.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00727) | 80.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00727) | 77.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173375.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174770.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0129.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0156.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0157.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0158.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3404 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77750 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034237 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2816-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8213 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283553 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wcr-wcqm-3mfh Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/316bc3fc9437c5960c24baceb93c73f1939711e4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3ebbda0aef9e7a90ac6208bb8f9bc21228e2c7da
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/8a01c6b53169ee079cb21ac5919fdafcc8c5e172
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/9f83fc2f66f5a0bac7c291aec55df66050bb6991
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-11.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8213
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8213
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/24/security-releases-issued x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
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