CVE-2012-3442 (GCVE-0-2012-3442)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-07-31 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a data: URL.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Date Public
2012-07-30 00:00
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