CVE-2012-4520: Django Allows Arbitrary URL Generation
(updated )
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.
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691145
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865164
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2655-q453-22f9
- github.com/django/django
- github.com/django/django/commit/92d3430f12171f16f566c9050c40feefb830a4a3
- github.com/django/django/commit/9305c0e12d43c4df999c3301a1f0c742264a657e
- github.com/django/django/commit/b45c377f8f488955e0c7069cad3f3dd21910b071
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-7.yaml
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090666.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090904.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090970.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4520
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1632-1
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1
- web.archive.org/web/20140417023920/http://securitytracker.com/id?1027708
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2634
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/oct/17/security
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/4
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