CVE-2012-4520 Django Allows Arbitrary URL Generation
Remote attackers can generate and display arbitrary URLs via crafted Host headers, potentially leading to phishing or cache poisoning.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-4520?
CVE-2012-4520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, published on 18 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4520?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including django and Django. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
django PyPI | From 1.3 | 1.3.4, 1.4.2 |
django PyPI | From 1.3 | 1.3.4 |
django PyPI | From 1.4 | 1.4.2 |
Django PyPI | From 1.3 | 1.3.4 |
Django PyPI | From 1.4 | 1.4.2 |
Products include Djangoproject Django.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4520?
Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 1.3.4 or 1.4.2.
Is CVE-2012-4520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4520, GHSA-2655-q453-22f9, PYSEC-2012-7.