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…
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 · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- djangoproject/django
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1Broken Link
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1Broken Link
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.