CVE-2015-2296
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8
Description
The resolve_redirects function in sessions.py in requests 2.1.0 through 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2296
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0/
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2296.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.4.3-6 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.4.3-6 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.4.3-6 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.4.3-6 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.4.3-6 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2296.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0120.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153594.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2531-1
- https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc
- https://warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2296
- https://github.com/psf/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc
- https://github.com/psf/requests
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/requests/PYSEC-2015-17.yaml
- https://warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2296
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.