CVE-2012-3442
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.3 · Cross-site scripting (XSS)
4.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/ ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1