VDB
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | django | 1.1.3, 0, 1.5 |
Timeline
- Aug 26, 2014 CVE Published
- Nov 8, 2023 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/ article
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59782 advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281 advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61276 advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010 advisory