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CVE-2007-0405 Django Improper Access Control

MediumCVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.3%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly cache the user name across requests, which allows remote authenticated users to gain the privileges of a different user.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pypi django(PyPI) >= 0.95, < 1.0 1.0
pypi django(PyPI) = 0.95 No fix listed
django project django = 0.95 No fix listed
debian/python-django(Debian:12) < 0.95.1-1 0.95.1-1
debian/python-django(Debian:13) < 0.95.1-1 0.95.1-1
debian/python-django(Debian:14) < 0.95.1-1 0.95.1-1

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