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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade python-django | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade py33-django-develUpgrade py27-djangoUpgrade py34-django-develUpgrade py34-django15Upgrade py27-django-develUpgrade py34-djangoUpgrade py32-djangoUpgrade py33-django15Upgrade py32-django-develUpgrade py27-django15Upgrade py33-djangoUpgrade py27-django14Upgrade py32-django15 | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 21, 2014 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-python/django. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python-django | Dec 18, 2015 | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python-django | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 26, 2014 |
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