CVE-2010-4534 Improper query string handling in Django

What is CVE-2010-4534?

CVE-2010-4534 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, published on 10 Jan 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The administrative interface in django.contrib.admin in Django before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.3.x before 1.3 beta 1 does not properly restrict use of the query string to perform certain object filtering, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a series of requests containing regular expressions, as demonstrated by a created_by__password__regex parameter.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4534?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including django and Django. It affects 1 product.

Products include Djangoproject Django.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4534?

Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 1.1.3 or 1.2.4.

Is CVE-2010-4534 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4534 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Djangoproject Django vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4534, GHSA-fwr5-q9rx-294f, PYSEC-2011-8.