CVE-2014-0482
Description
The contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware middleware in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3, when using the contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend backend, allows remote authenticated users to hijack web sessions via vectors related to the REMOTE_USER header.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
| 12.3 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.6.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | django | 1.6 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.1 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.2 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.3 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.4 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.6.5 | |
| djangoproject | django | {"endIncluding":"1.4.13"} | |
| 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 | 1.4.6 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.7 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.8 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.9 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.10 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.11 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.4.12 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.7 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.1 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.2 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.3 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.4 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.5 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.6 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.7 | |
| djangoproject | django | 1.5.8 | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0482
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/0268b855f9eab3377f2821164ef3e66037789e09
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/5307ce565fbedb9cc27cbe7c757b41a00438d37c
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/c9e3b9949cd55f090591fbdc4a114fcb8368b6d9
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/dd68f319b365f6cb38c5a6c106faf4f6142d7d88
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/django/django/blob/aa3cb3f37265be37d892e2b391ff023e9caee2a4/docs/releases/1.5.9.txt#L42
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2014-6.yaml
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0482
CWEs
CWE-287
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.