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Case File

CVE-2016-2512

HIGH · CVSS 7.4 EPSS 4.04% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2016-2512
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.4
EPSS
4.04%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or possibly conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a URL containing basic authentication, as demonstrated by http://mysite.example.com\@attacker.com.