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Vulnerability details: VCID-rkt5-kwum-43c8
Vulnerability ID VCID-rkt5-kwum-43c8
Aliases CVE-2008-3909
GHSA-r5cj-wv24-92p5
PYSEC-2008-2
Summary The administration application in Django 0.91, 0.95, and 0.96 stores unauthenticated HTTP POST requests and processes them after successful authentication occurs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and delete or modify data via unspecified requests.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
epss 0.00358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966
cvssv4 8.7 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966
generic_textual HIGH https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5cj-wv24-92p5
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/django/django
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/django/django
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/django/django
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/django/django/commit/44debfeaa4473bd28872c735dd3d9afde6886752
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/django/django/commit/44debfeaa4473bd28872c735dd3d9afde6886752
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/django/django/commit/44debfeaa4473bd28872c735dd3d9afde6886752
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/django/django/commit/7e0972bded362bc4b851c109df2c8a6548481a8e
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/django/django/commit/7e0972bded362bc4b851c109df2c8a6548481a8e
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/django/django/commit/7e0972bded362bc4b851c109df2c8a6548481a8e
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/django/django/commit/aee48854a164382c655acb9f18b3c06c3d238e81
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/django/django/commit/aee48854a164382c655acb9f18b3c06c3d238e81
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/django/django/commit/aee48854a164382c655acb9f18b3c06c3d238e81
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2008-2.yaml
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2008-2.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2008-2.yaml
cvssv2 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
cvssv4 8.7 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html
cvssv4 8.7 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html
generic_textual HIGH https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html
cvssv4 8.7 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html
generic_textual HIGH https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
cvssv4 8.7 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
generic_textual HIGH http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security
cvssv4 8.7 http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security
generic_textual HIGH http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4
cvssv4 8.7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4
generic_textual HIGH http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4
Reference id Reference type URL
http://osvdb.org/47906
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3909
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3909
http://secunia.com/advisories/31837
http://secunia.com/advisories/31961
https://github.com/django/django
https://github.com/django/django/commit/44debfeaa4473bd28872c735dd3d9afde6886752
https://github.com/django/django/commit/7e0972bded362bc4b851c109df2c8a6548481a8e
https://github.com/django/django/commit/aee48854a164382c655acb9f18b3c06c3d238e81
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2008-2.yaml
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security
http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2533
cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-3909 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
GHSA-r5cj-wv24-92p5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5cj-wv24-92p5
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/django/django
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/44debfeaa4473bd28872c735dd3d9afde6886752
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/44debfeaa4473bd28872c735dd3d9afde6886752
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/7e0972bded362bc4b851c109df2c8a6548481a8e
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/7e0972bded362bc4b851c109df2c8a6548481a8e
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/aee48854a164382c655acb9f18b3c06c3d238e81
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/aee48854a164382c655acb9f18b3c06c3d238e81
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2008-2.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2008-2.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

network

adjacent

local

physical

low

high

none

present

none

low

high

none

passive

active

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.57908
EPSS Score 0.00358
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:40:48.269941+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2008-2.yaml 38.0.0