CVE-2012-3442

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3442
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-31 17:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-16 21:06:54 UTC
DescriptionThe (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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS: 0.004420000 probability, percentile 0.633140000 (date 2026-04-16)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Djangoproject Django All All All All
Application Djangoproject Django 1.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-1560-1: Django vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Broken Link
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Django 1.3.1 and 1.4.0 security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:143 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Security releases issued | Weblog | Django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.djangoproject.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: Django 1.3.1 and 1.4.0 security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2529-1 python-django af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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