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Vulnerability details: VCID-zkx7-8zue-aaan
Vulnerability ID VCID-zkx7-8zue-aaan
Aliases CVE-2011-4138
GHSA-wxg3-mfph-qg9w
PYSEC-2011-3
Summary The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 originally tests a URL's validity through a HEAD request, but then uses a GET request for the new target URL in the case of a redirect, which might allow remote attackers to trigger arbitrary GET requests with an unintended source IP address via a crafted Location header.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
generic_textual HIGH http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
generic_textual HIGH http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
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cvssv3.1 7.5 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
generic_textual HIGH https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxg3-mfph-qg9w
cvssv3.1 3.7 https://github.com/django/django
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/django/django
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a76dbefdfc60e2d5954c0ba614c3d054ba9c3f0
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a76dbefdfc60e2d5954c0ba614c3d054ba9c3f0
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/django/django/commit/7268f8af86186518821d775c530d5558fd726930
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/django/django/commit/7268f8af86186518821d775c530d5558fd726930
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-3.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-3.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
generic_textual HIGH https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4138
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09
generic_textual HIGH https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127
generic_textual HIGH https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
generic_textual HIGH http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
Reference id Reference type URL
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-4138
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4138
http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
https://github.com/django/django
https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a76dbefdfc60e2d5954c0ba614c3d054ba9c3f0
https://github.com/django/django/commit/7268f8af86186518821d775c530d5558fd726930
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-3.yaml
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
641405 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=641405
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2011-4138 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4138
GHSA-wxg3-mfph-qg9w https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxg3-mfph-qg9w
USN-1297-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1297-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

low

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required

unchanged

changed

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low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

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required

unchanged

changed

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low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a76dbefdfc60e2d5954c0ba614c3d054ba9c3f0
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/django/django/commit/7268f8af86186518821d775c530d5558fd726930
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

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required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-3.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4138
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.54158
EPSS Score 0.00634
Published At March 29, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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