CVE-2011-4138: djangoproject django Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-4138 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in djangoproject django. EPSS estimates a 2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 19-10-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 originally tests a URL's validity through a HEAD request, but then uses a GET request for the new target URL in the case of a redirect, which might allow remote attackers to trigger arbitrary GET requests with an unintended source IP address via a crafted Location header.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.36% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- python-django< 1.3.1-1
Djangoproject1 product
- djangoEOL≤ 1.2.6 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.95.1 | 0.96 | 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.1:2 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3:alpha1 | 1.3:alpha2
PyPI1 product
- django< 1.2.7 | ≥ 1.3, < 1.3.1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
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- github.com/django/djangoPACKAGE
