The cookie parsing code in Django before 1.8.15 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10, when used on a site with Google Analytics, allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CSRF protection mechanism by setting arbitrary cookies.
CVE-2016-7401
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 6.1%, top 7% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 92.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 3, 2016
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (22)
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2038.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2039.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2040.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2041.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2042.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2043.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3678
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93182
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036899
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3089-1
- cve@mitrehttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/sep/26/security-releases/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2038.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2039.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2040.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2041.html
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python3-django (1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | python-django-0:1.6.11-6.el6ost | 2016-10-10 | redhat |
| redhat | python-django-0:1.6.11-6.el7ost | 2016-10-10 | redhat |
| redhat | python-django-0:1.8.15-1.el7ost | 2016-10-10 | 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
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| django | 1.0.1 ... 1.9.9 (114 versions) | 1.9.10 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2038MODERATE2016-09-26
RHSA-2016:2038 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2039MODERATE2016-09-26
RHSA-2016:2039 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2040MODERATE2016-09-26
RHSA-2016:2040 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2041MODERATE2016-09-26
RHSA-2016:2041 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2042MODERATE2016-09-26
RHSA-2016:2042 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2043MODERATE2016-09-26
RHSA-2016:2043 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-3089-1MEDIUM
Django vulnerability
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