CVE-2012-3442
MEDIUM6.1EPSS 0.50%python-django - several
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.4.1-1
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.2.3-3+squeeze3
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.3.2
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.3.2, >= 1.4, < 1.4.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References (13)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3442
- ADVISORYhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
- WEBhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
- WEBhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
- WEBhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1