CVE-2019-12781

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 1.11 before 1.11.22, 2.1 before 2.1.10, and 2.2 before 2.2.3. An HTTP request is not redirected to HTTPS when the SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER and SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT settings are used, and the proxy connects to Django via HTTPS. In other words, django.http.HttpRequest.scheme has incorrect behavior when a client uses HTTP.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.42% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ patch vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/Is4kLY9ZcZQ
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jul/01/security-releases/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/01/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4043-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109018 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190705-0002/ third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4476 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/10 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5VXXWIOQGXOB7JCGJ3CVUW673LDHKEYL/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00025.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12781?
CVE-2019-12781 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12781?
To fix CVE-2019-12781, 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-2019-12781 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12781 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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