#VU32541 Cross-site request forgery in Django - CVE-2014-0473

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32541

Vulnerability risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0473

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Django
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Django Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.7.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.0 - 1.6.11

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/61281
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security/

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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.