FKIE_CVE-2013-6044

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-10-04 17:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:59
Severity
Summary
The is_safe_url function in utils/http.py in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.6, 1.5.x before 1.5.2, and 1.6 before beta 2 treats a URL's scheme as safe even if it is not HTTP or HTTPS, which might introduce cross-site scripting (XSS) or other vulnerabilities into Django applications that use this function, as demonstrated by "the login view in django.contrib.auth.views" and the javascript: scheme.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00015.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1521.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/369
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/411
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/54476Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2740
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61777
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028915
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86437
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/django/django/commit/1a274ccd6bc1afbdac80344c9b6e5810c1162b5f
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/django/django/commit/ae3535169af804352517b7fea94a42a1c9c4b762
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/django/django/commit/ec67af0bd609c412b76eaa4cc89968a2a8e5ad6a
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issuedPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00015.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1521.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/369
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/411
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/54476Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2740
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61777
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028915
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86437
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a274ccd6bc1afbdac80344c9b6e5810c1162b5f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/django/django/commit/ae3535169af804352517b7fea94a42a1c9c4b762
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/django/django/commit/ec67af0bd609c412b76eaa4cc89968a2a8e5ad6a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/aug/13/security-releases-issuedPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
djangoproject django 1.4
djangoproject django 1.4.1
djangoproject django 1.4.2
djangoproject django 1.4.4
djangoproject django 1.4.5
djangoproject django 1.5
djangoproject django 1.5.1
djangoproject django 1.6
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