CVE-2012-4520

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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 attacker

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.03893

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CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

djangoproject djangoall versions

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PyPI django HIGH fixed in 1.3.4

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productmediumDjango Framework Exceptions

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6.4

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD18 Nov 2012 · 11:55 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-1757-1

usnUSN-1632-1

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References & Sources

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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691145

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090666.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090904.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090970.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/51033Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51314Vendor Advisory

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http://securitytracker.com/id?1027708

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1632-1

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2634

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/4

http://www.osvdb.org/86493

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865164

https://github.com/django/django/commit/92d3430f12171f16f566c9050c40feefb830a4a3

https://github.com/django/django/commit/9305c0e12d43c4df999c3301a1f0c742264a657e

https://github.com/django/django/commit/b45c377f8f488955e0c7069cad3f3dd21910b071

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/oct/17/security/PatchVendor Advisory

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