CVE-2015-8213
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.043 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by SECRET_KEY.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.8–5
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affected products (16)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-6wcr-wcqm-3mfhDjango settings leak in date template filter2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
The get_format function in `utils/formats.py` in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by `SECRET_KEY`.
- PYSEC-2015-112015-12-07vendor · osvUS
The get_format function in utils/formats.py in Django before 1.7.x before 1.7.11, 1.8.x before 1.8.7, and 1.9.x before 1.9rc2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive application secrets via a settings key in place of a date/time format setting, as demonstrated by SECRET_KEY.
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references (31)
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2816-1cnnvd
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/316bc3fc9437c5960c24baceb93c73f1939711e4cnnvd
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/24/security-releases-issued/cnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173375.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174770.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00014.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00017.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0129.htmlenisa_euvd
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