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CVE-2012-3442

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2012-07-31 django -- multiple vulnerabilities

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2012-3442
Phase Assigned(20120614)

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.

References

Source Reference
MLIST [oss-security] 20120730 CVE Request: Django 1.3.1 and 1.4.0 security issues
MLIST [oss-security] 20120730 Re: CVE Request: Django 1.3.1 and 1.4.0 security issues
CONFIRM https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/
DEBIAN DSA-2529
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2012:143
UBUNTU USN-1560-1