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Vulnerability details: VCID-czkz-mcv8-mqfc
Vulnerability ID VCID-czkz-mcv8-mqfc
Aliases CVE-2012-3442
GHSA-78vx-ggch-wghm
PYSEC-2012-2
Summary The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a data: URL.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00442 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00496 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00496 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00496 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
epss 0.00496 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78vx-ggch-wghm
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/django/django
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/django/django
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/django/django
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
cvssv4 9.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
cvssv4 9.3 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
cvssv4 9.3 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
generic_textual CRITICAL http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
cvssv4 9.3 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
generic_textual CRITICAL http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
cvssv4 9.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
generic_textual CRITICAL http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
cvssv4 9.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
generic_textual CRITICAL http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
cvssv4 9.3 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
generic_textual CRITICAL http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3442
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3442
https://github.com/django/django
https://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
https://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
683364 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683364
GHSA-78vx-ggch-wghm https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78vx-ggch-wghm
USN-1560-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1560-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/django/django
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.6319
EPSS Score 0.00442
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:40:52.671233+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2012-2.yaml 38.0.0