VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-4140

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-10-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

The CSRF protection mechanism in Django through 1.2.7 and 1.3.x through 1.3.1 does not properly handle web-server configurations supporting arbitrary HTTP Host headers, which allows remote attackers to trigger unauthenticated forged requests via vectors involving a DNS CNAME record and a web page containing JavaScript code.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Primary references