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Medium
CVE-2012-4520
The django.http.HttpRequest.get_host function in Django 1.3.x before 1.3.4 and 1.4.x...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/4
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027708
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/b45c377f8f488955e0c7069cad3f3dd21910b071
- http://www.osvdb.org/86493
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51314
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691145
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090970.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/92d3430f12171f16f566c9050c40feefb830a4a3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2634
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/oct/17/security/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090904.html
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/9305c0e12d43c4df999c3301a1f0c742264a657e
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51033
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865164
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090666.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1632-1
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4, 1.4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 18th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.