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CVE-2013-6044 Django cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via is_safe_url function

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 2.3%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The is_safe_url function in utils/http.py in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.6, 1.5.x before 1.5.2, and 1.6 before beta 2 treats a URL's scheme as safe even if it is not HTTP or HTTPS, which might introduce cross-site scripting (XSS) or other vulnerabilities into Django applications that use this function, as demonstrated by "the login view in django.contrib.auth.views" and the javascript: scheme.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pypi django(PyPI) >= 1.4, < 1.4.6 1.4.6
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.4 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.4.1 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.4.2 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.4.3 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.4.4 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.4.5 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) >= 1.5, < 1.5.2 1.5.2
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.5 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.5.1 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.5c2 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.5c1 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.5b2 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.5b1 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.5a1 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.3 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.2.1 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.2 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.1 No fix listed
pypi django(PyPI) = 1.0 No fix listed
debian/python-django(Debian:12) < 1.5.2-1 1.5.2-1
debian/python-django(Debian:13) < 1.5.2-1 1.5.2-1
debian/python-django(Debian:14) < 1.5.2-1 1.5.2-1
djangoproject django = 1.4 No fix listed
djangoproject django = 1.4.1 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
djangoproject django = 1.4.2 No fix listed
djangoproject django = 1.4.4 No fix listed
djangoproject django = 1.4.5 No fix listed
djangoproject django = 1.5 No fix listed
djangoproject django = 1.5.1 No fix listed
djangoproject django = 1.6-beta1 No fix listed

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