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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2017-7234 json

Django open redirect

published 2017-04-04 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-h4hv-m4h4-mhwg , PYSEC-2017-10 , EUVD-2017-0024

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A maliciously crafted URL to a Django (1.10 before 1.10.7, 1.9 before 1.9.13, and 1.8 before 1.8.18) site using the ``django.views.static.serve()`` view could redirect to any other domain, aka an open redirect vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • pypi django 1.8.18, 1.9.13, 1.10.7
  • python-django Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.10.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7234

  • python-django Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.1
  • python-django Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.5

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7234

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • python-Django OpenStack Cloud 6 1.8.19-3.6.1
  • python-Django OpenStack Cloud 7 1.8.19-3.4.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1102-1SUSE-SU-2018:0973-1

  • python-Django5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.16-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.16-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.30-4.1
  • python-Django6 openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.0-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.14-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.7-2.3
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.11-2.1
  • python-Django Package Hub 12 SP1 1.11.15-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11270-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11248-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11235-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10005-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14208-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11205-1

  • py-django Alpine 3.10, Alpine 3.9, Alpine 3.8 +2 more 1.10.7-r0
  • py-django Alpine 3.5, Alpine 3.4, Alpine 3.3 +1 more 1.8.18-r0
  • py3-django Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 1.10.7-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-7234

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • python-django Arch Linux 1.11-1

arch linux advisories AVG-233

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-7234 updated cvss 4.7

python-django: Open redirect vulnerability in django.views.static.serve()

  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 python-django Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Storage Console 2 Django, python-django Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager Django
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) python-django Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) python-django Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools python-django, python-django-bash-completion
    +4 more products
    Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) Operational Tools python-django, python-django-bash-completion
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi django
>=1.10, <1.10.7
>=1.9, <1.9.13
>=1.8, <1.8.18
1.10.7
1.9.13
1.8.18

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
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References

Sources

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