CVE-2013-6044: Django cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via is_safe_url function
(updated )
The is_safe_url function in utils/http.py in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.6, 1.5.x before 1.5.2, and 1.6 before beta 2 treats a URL’s scheme as safe even if it is not HTTP or HTTPS, which might introduce cross-site scripting (XSS) or other vulnerabilities into Django applications that use this function, as demonstrated by “the login view in django.contrib.auth.views” and the javascript: scheme.
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86437
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cwg-mhxf-hh59
- github.com/django/django
- github.com/django/django/commit/1a274ccd6bc1afbdac80344c9b6e5810c1162b5f
- github.com/django/django/commit/ae3535169af804352517b7fea94a42a1c9c4b762
- github.com/django/django/commit/ec67af0bd609c412b76eaa4cc89968a2a8e5ad6a
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2013-21.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6044
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issued
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