Description
The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a data: URL.
Published: 2012-07-31
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2529-1 python-django security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0003 The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a data: URL.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-78vx-ggch-wghm Django Allows Redirect via Data URL
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1560-1 Django vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2-alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Djangoproject Django
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.572Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3442

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2012-07-31T17:55:01.607

Modified: 2026-04-16T21:06:54.510

Link: CVE-2012-3442

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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