[1.11.x] Fixed CVE-2018-14574 -- Fixed open redirect possibility in CommonMiddleware.

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diff --git a/docs/releases/1.11.15.txt b/docs/releases/1.11.15.txt
index 397681d52e..fca551e772 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.11.15.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.11.15.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,16 @@ Django 1.11.15 release notes
 *August 1, 2018*
 
 Django 1.11.15 fixes a security issue in 1.11.14.
+
+CVE-2018-14574: Open redirect possibility in ``CommonMiddleware``
+=================================================================
+
+If the :class:`~django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware` and the
+:setting:`APPEND_SLASH` setting are both enabled, and if the project has a
+URL pattern that accepts any path ending in a slash (many content management
+systems have such a pattern), then a request to a maliciously crafted URL of
+that site could lead to a redirect to another site, enabling phishing and other
+attacks.
+
+``CommonMiddleware`` now escapes leading slashes to prevent redirects to other
+domains.