contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.4, 1.7.x before 1.7.10, 1.4.x before 1.4.22, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session store consumption or session record removal) via a large number of requests to contrib.auth.views.logout, which triggers the creation of an empty session record.
CVE-2015-5963
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (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:P. 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 5.2% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation5% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 5%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 24, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (26)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172084.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00026.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1766.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1767.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1894.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3338
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76428
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033318
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2720-1
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1876
- cve@mitrehttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/aug/18/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/2015-09/msg00026.html
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python-django-doc (1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | python-django-0:1.6.11-3.el7ost | 2015-10-15 | redhat |
| redhat | python-django-0:1.8.4-1.el7 | 2015-10-08 | redhat |
| redhat | python-django-0:1.6.11-3.el6ost | 2015-09-10 | 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 | — | 1.7.10-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 1.7.10-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 1.7.10-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | — | 1.7.10-1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1.2.3-3 ... 1.2.3-3+squeeze9 (13 versions) | 1.2.3-3+squeeze14 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1.4.5-1 ... 1.4.5-1+deb7u9 (18 versions) | 1.4.5-1+deb7u13 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-django | 1.7.7-1, 1.7.7-1+deb8u1 | 1.7.7-1+deb8u2 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| django | 1.4 ... 1.8.3 (36 versions) | 1.4.22 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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