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CVE-2011-4140PYSEC-2011-5GHSA-H95J-H2RV-QRG4

The CSRF protection mechanism in Django through 1.2.7 and 1.3.x through 1.3.1 does not properly handle web-server configurations supporting

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.2.7, 1.3.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

The CSRF protection mechanism in Django through 1.2.7 and 1.3.x through 1.3.1 does not properly handle web-server configurations supporting arbitrary HTTP Host headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger unauthenticated forged requests via vectors involving a DNS CNAME record and a web page containing JavaScript code.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • djangoPyPI

    fixed in 1.2.7; From 1.3 · fixed in 1.3.1

  • djangoPyPI

    through 1.2.7

  • djangoPyPI

    From 1.3 · through 1.3.1

References 8

hermes.opensuse.org

debian.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

secunia.com

openwall.com

djangoproject.com