VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-0405
The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly cache the user name across requests, which allows remote authenticated users to gain the privileges of a different user.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly cache the user name across requests, which allows remote authenticated users to gain the privileges of a different user.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.26% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- django project/django
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23826Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22138
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31628
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23826Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22138
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31628
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.