CVE-2007-5828

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin panel in Django 0.96 allows remote attackers to change passwords of arbitrary users via a request to admin/auth/user/1/password/. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by Debian, since product documentation includes a recommendation for a CSRF protection module that is included with the product. However, CVE considers this an issue because the default configuration does not use this module

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482983/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3338 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/45285 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5828?
CVE-2007-5828 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5828?
To fix CVE-2007-5828, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5828 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5828 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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