CVE-2011-0696

Advisory

Django 1.1.x before 1.1.4 and 1.2.x before 1.2.5 does not properly validate HTTP requests that contain an X-Requested-With header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via forged AJAX requests that leverage a "combination of browser plugins and redirects," a related issue to CVE-2011-0447.

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

Django 1.1.x before 1.1.4 and 1.2.x before 1.2.5 does not properly validate HTTP requests that contain an X-Requested-With header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via forged AJAX requests that leverage a "combination of browser plugins and redirects," a related issue to CVE-2011-0447.

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0696
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676357
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/6
• http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/feb/08/security/
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054207.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43297
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0439
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43230
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1066-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2163
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43382
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0372
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0388
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054208.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46296
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:031
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0429
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43426
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0441