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CVE-2011-4140

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The CSRF protection mechanism in Django through 1.2.7 and 1.3.x through 1.3.1 does not properly handle web-server configurations supporting arbitrary HTTP Host headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger unauthenticated forged requests via vectors involving a DNS CNAME record and a web page containing JavaScript code.

How to fix

Remediation Available
python-djangoDebian
Fixed in:1.3.1-1CVE-2011-4140
Fixed in:1.3.1-1CVE-2011-4140
Fixed in:1.3.1-1CVE-2011-4140
Fixed in:1.3.1-1CVE-2011-4140

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days
61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

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