#VU44588 Cross-site request forgery in Django - CVE-2011-4140

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44588

Vulnerability risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4140

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
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 0.91 - 0.96, 1.0 - 1.3

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External links
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
https://secunia.com/advisories/46614
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/

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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.