CVE-2007-5712
MEDIUM5.9EPSS 1.8%python-django - cross site request forgery
Published: 5/1/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as used in other products such as PyLucid, when the USE_I18N option and the i18n component are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many HTTP requests with large Accept-Language headers.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 0.96-1.1
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 0.95.1-1etch2
- PyPI/django>= 0.96.0, < 0.96.1
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (23)
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27435
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27597
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31961
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5712
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5712
- ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3660
- ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3661
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38143
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/412ed22502e11c50dbfee854627594f0e7e2c234
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/7dd2dd08a79e388732ce00e2b5514f15bd6d0f6f
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/8bc36e726c9e8c75c681d3ad232df8e882aaac81
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2007-1.yaml
- WEBhttp://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=749199
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20091201070224/http://secunia.com/advisories/27435
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20111224195100/http://secunia.com/advisories/27597
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20111229085535/http://secunia.com/advisories/31961
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200228183657/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227
- WEBhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00243.html
- WEBhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00257.html
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640
- WEBhttp://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2007/oct/26/security-fix
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26227