CVE-2014-0472
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.1 · Code injection
5.1CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The django.core.urlresolvers.reverse function in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 allows remote attackers to import and execute arbitrary Python modules by leveraging a view that constructs URLs using user input and a "dotted Python path."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)7%
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security/Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html