CVE-2011-4140

Medium

Description

The CSRF protection mechanism in Django through 1.2.7 and 1.3.x through 1.3.1 does not properly handle web-server configurations supporting arbitrary HTTP Host headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger unauthenticated forged requests via vectors involving a DNS CNAME record and a web page containing JavaScript code.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductDjango
PublishedOct 19, 2011
First seenOct 19, 2011

How to fix

Update
  • django1.2.7, 1.3.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
djangoproject djangov ≤ 1.2.6, 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, 0.96, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3—
djangoPyPIv ≤ 1.2.7, 1.3 ≤ v ≤ 1.3.1, v < 1.2.7, 1.3 ≤ v < 1.3.11.2.7, 1.3.1

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