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PYSEC-2014-6

PYSEC-2014-6 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
PyPIdjango1.1.3, 0, 1.5

Timeline

  • Aug 26, 2014 CVE Published
  • Nov 8, 2023 CVE Updated
  • May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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