CVE-2014-0473

Description

The caching framework in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 reuses a cached CSRF token for all anonymous users, which allows remote attackers to bypass CSRF protections by reading the CSRF cookie for anonymous users.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1 vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security/ vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61281 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0473?
CVE-2014-0473 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0473?
To fix CVE-2014-0473, 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-2014-0473 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-0473 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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