CVE-2012-4520

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.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.44% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4520?
CVE-2012-4520 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4520?
To fix CVE-2012-4520, 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-2012-4520 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4520 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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