django up to 1.2.7 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in django up to 1.2.7 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a data: URL.

The weakness was disclosed 07/31/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at djangoproject.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3442 since 06/14/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74704 (openSUSE Security Update : python-django (openSUSE-SU-2012:0970-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195270 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Python-django Vulnerabilities (USN-1560-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77284) and Tenable (74704). The entries 61459 and 61458 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 74704
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : python-django (openSUSE-SU-2012:0970-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892529
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2529-1 (python-django - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: django 1.0

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03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/07/2021 +2451 days 🔍

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Advisory: USN-1560-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3442 (🔍)
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X-Force: 77284
Vulnerability Center: 35927 - Django Before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x Before 1.4.1 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via a Data: URL, Medium
SecurityFocus: 54742 - Django Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/07/2021 09:03
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/15/2017 19:42 (11), 12/07/2021 09:02 (3), 12/07/2021 09:03 (1)
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