The session backends in Django before 1.4.21, 1.5.x through 1.6.x, 1.7.x before 1.7.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption) via multiple requests with unique session keys.
CVE-2015-5143
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.8 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 7.3% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.8HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 43(Track)EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation7% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 94%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 14, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00043.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00046.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1678.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1686.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3305
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75666
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032820
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2671-1
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-06
- cve@mitrehttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jul/08/security-releases/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00043.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00046.html
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python-django (1.3.1-4ubuntu1.17) @ precise | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| redhat | python-django-0:1.6.11-2.el7ost | 2015-08-25 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(8 across 8 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 1.7.9-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
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| python-django | — | 1.7.9-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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| python-django | — | 1.7.9-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 1.7.9-1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1.2.3-3 ... 1.2.3-3+squeeze9 (12 versions) | 1.2.3-3+squeeze13 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1.4.5-1 ... 1.4.5-1+deb7u9 (16 versions) | 1.4.5-1+deb7u12 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1.7.7-1 | 1.7.7-1+deb8u1 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| django | 1.0.1 ... 1.8.2 (83 versions) | 1.8.3 | — |
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