4.3

CVE-2012-3442: djangoproject django Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-78vx-ggch-wghmPYSEC-2012-2DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3442
Published 31-07-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3442 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in djangoproject django. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-2529-1

Timeline

  1. 31-07-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.08% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
2.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • python-django< 1.4.1-1
Djangoproject1 product
PyPI1 product
  • django< 1.3.2 | ≥ 1.4, < 1.4.1

3 vendors · 3 products

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