CVE-2012-3442

Description

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.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
• https://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
• https://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
• https://github.com/django/django
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
• https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
• https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3442