CVE-2020-5224Network attack vector

Session takeover via exposed session keys

Published Jan 24, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in Jazzband django-user-sessions before 1.7.1 allows context-dependent attackers to steal session keys via session views. The session_list.html template places each session object's primary key, which is the session key, in a session_delete form action rendered into the page. Exploitation requires authenticated access to the session list, a separate cross-site scripting flaw, and user interaction; a stolen key enables takeover of the corresponding session.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Jazzband django-user-sessions before 1.7.1 allows context-dependent attackers to steal session keys via session views. The session_list.html template places each session object's primary key, which is the session key, in a session_delete form action rendered into the page. Exploitation requires authenticated access to the session list, a separate cross-site scripting flaw, and user interaction; a stolen key enables takeover of the corresponding session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-5224
Published
Jan 24, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Jazzband
Product
django-user-sessions
Classifications
CWE-287, T1539
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 24, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jazzband · django-user-sessionsversion=< 1.7.1

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
4.8GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1539Steal Web Session Cookie

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