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CVE-2012-3442

The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.08%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a data: URL.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
2.08% probability · 81th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
djangoproject/django
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.08%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.