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CVE-2015-2241 — django

MEDIUMFix: django/django@2654e1b

CVE-2015-2241 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in django. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for django — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Django Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-6565-fg86-6jcxPYSEC-2015-8
Published
Updated
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
1 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 3, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
2.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs81th percentile — riskier than 81% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.87%1.74%2.61%0.3%2.1%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

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Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
🐍django🐍django

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the contents function in admin/helpers.py in Django before 1.7.6 and 1.8 before 1.8b2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a model attribute in ModelAdmin.readonly_fields, as demonstrated by a @property.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIdjangoall versions1.7.6pip install --upgrade 'django==1.7.6'
🐍PyPIdjango≥ 1.8a1&&< 1.8b21.8b2pip install --upgrade 'django==1.8b2'

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations
Application
djangodjangoproject
≤ 1.7.5
1 version
1.8
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the contents function in adm…

code.djangoproject.comNVDDec 2016

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for django, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update django to 1.7.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-2241 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the contents function in admin/helpers.py in Django before 1.7.6 and 1.8 before 1.8b2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a model attribute in ModelAdmin.readonly_fields, as demonstrated by a @property.
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CVE-2015-2241: django XSS — Fixed in 1.7.6