CVE-2011-4139: Improper Input Validation
(updated )
Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 uses a request’s HTTP Host header to construct a full URL in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks via a crafted request.
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rm2j-x595-q9cj
- github.com/django/django/commit/2f7fadc38efa58ac0a8f93f936b82332a199f396
- github.com/django/django/commit/c613af4d6485586c79d692b70a9acac429f3ca9d
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4139
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/
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