CVE-2012-3442

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    CVE-2012-3442

    Published: 31 Jul 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1, https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/, https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High