The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.20, 1.5.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a control character in a URL, as demonstrated by a x08javascript: URL.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2317
Reference (s):
- BID:73319
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73319
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/mar/18/security-releases/
- DEBIAN:DSA-3204