CVE-2014-0472 (GCVE-0-2014-0472)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-23 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:20
VLAI
Summary
The django.core.urlresolvers.reverse function in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 allows remote attackers to import and execute arbitrary Python modules by leveraging a view that constructs URLs using user input and a "dotted Python path."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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http://secunia.com/advisories/61281 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-0… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Date Public
2014-04-21 00:00
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  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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