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CVE-2014-0482 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 6.8

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61276
http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/ Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Improper Authentication (CWE-287)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
1.4.13

Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 5 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-0482
NVD Published Date:
08/26/2014
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018