Upstream information

CVE-2011-4140 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 718045 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

    openSUSE-SU-2012:0653-1

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 19:19:16 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:17:34 2025