CVE-2007-0405
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly cache the user name across requests, which allows remote authenticated users to gain the privileges of a different user.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.95.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.95.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.95.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.95.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.95.1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django | >=0.95,<1.0 | 1.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0405
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3c5782287e
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/e89f0a65581f82a5740bfe989136cea75d09cd67
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31628
- https://github.com/django/django
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3754
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0405
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.