CVE-2012-4520
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-4520 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-11-18 23:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.3 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.3 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Djangoproject | Django | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: Django-1.3.4-1.fc16 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Fixed a security issue related to password resets · django/django@92d3430 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| 865164 – (CVE-2012-4520) CVE-2012-4520 Django: Host header poisoning vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Security releases issued | Weblog | Django | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.djangoproject.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2634-1 python-django | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| www.osvdb.org/86493 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: Django-1.4.2-1.fc17 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Django | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| USN-1757-1: Django vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ubuntu.com | |
| #691145 - python-django: CVE-2012-4520 - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| Django Host Header Filtering Bug Lets Remote Users Cuase Arbitrary URLs to be Displayed - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| USN-1632-1: Django vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ubuntu.com | |
| Fixed a security issue related to password resets · django/django@b45c377 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Fixed a security issue related to password resets · django/django@9305c0e · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: python-django-1.4.2-1.fc18 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.