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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-4520 Detail

Description

The django.http.HttpRequest.get_host function in Django 1.3.x before 1.3.4 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to generate and display arbitrary URLs via crafted username and password Host header values.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.4 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691145
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691145
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090666.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090666.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090904.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090904.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090970.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090970.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51033 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51033 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51314 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51314 Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027708
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027708
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1632-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1632-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2634
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2634
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/4
http://www.osvdb.org/86493
http://www.osvdb.org/86493
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865164
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865164
https://github.com/django/django/commit/92d3430f12171f16f566c9050c40feefb830a4a3
https://github.com/django/django/commit/92d3430f12171f16f566c9050c40feefb830a4a3
https://github.com/django/django/commit/9305c0e12d43c4df999c3301a1f0c742264a657e
https://github.com/django/django/commit/9305c0e12d43c4df999c3301a1f0c742264a657e
https://github.com/django/django/commit/b45c377f8f488955e0c7069cad3f3dd21910b071
https://github.com/django/django/commit/b45c377f8f488955e0c7069cad3f3dd21910b071
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/oct/17/security/ Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/oct/17/security/ Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4520
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.