CVE-2014-0482

Publication date 26 August 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware middleware in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3, when using the contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend backend, allows remote authenticated users to hijack web sessions via vectors related to the REMOTE_USER header.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
python-django	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.4
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.12
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.1.1-2ubuntu1.13

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
python-django	Upstream: c9e3b99 Upstream: 0268b85

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2347-1
Django vulnerabilities
16 September 2014

Other references

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0482