Input validation error in Django

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU40937

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0219

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Django before 1.4.18, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.7.x before 1.7.3 allows remote attackers to spoof WSGI headers by using an _ (underscore) character instead of a - (dash) character in an HTTP header, as demonstrated by an X-Auth_User header.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.6 - 1.7.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:django_software_foundation:django:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0026.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148485.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148608.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148696.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00001.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00035.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/62285
https://secunia.com/advisories/62309
https://secunia.com/advisories/62718
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:036
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:109
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2469-1
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jan/13/security/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.