CVE-2014-0480

Django: reverse() can generate URLs pointing to other hosts, leading to phishing attacks

Published Aug 26, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The core.urlresolvers.reverse function 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 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a // (slash slash) in a URL, which triggers a scheme-relative URL to be generated.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-65-1 python-django security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3010-1 python-django security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0012 The core.urlresolvers.reverse function 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 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a // (slash slash) in a URL, which triggers a scheme-relative URL to be generated.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f7cm-ccfp-3q4r Django Incorrectly Validates URLs
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2347-1 Django vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 26, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:03 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 20, 2014, 12:00 AM