CVE-2011-4140
The CSRF protection mechanism in Django through 1.2.7 and 1.3.x through 1.3.1 does not properly handle web-server configurations supporting arbitrary HTTP Host headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger unauthenticated forged requests via vectors…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The CSRF protection mechanism in Django through 1.2.7 and 1.3.x through 1.3.1 does not properly handle web-server configurations supporting arbitrary HTTP Host headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger unauthenticated forged requests via vectors involving a DNS CNAME record and a web page containing JavaScript code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.09% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- djangoproject/django
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366Patch
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366Patch
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.