CVE-2014-0482

Django: RemoteUserMiddleware session hijacking

Published Aug 26, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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-2014-0014 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg Django Middleware Enables Session Hijacking
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