CVE-2019-12781
Description
An HTTP detection flaw was discovered in Django. If deployed behind a reverse-proxy connecting to Django via HTTPS, django.http.HttpRequest.scheme() incorrectly detected client requests made using HTTP as using HTTPS. This resulted in incorrect results for is_secure() and build_absolute_uri(), and HTTP requests were not correctly redirected to HTTPS in accordance with SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT.
Statement
This issue does not affect any versions of python-django as shipped with Red Hat Update Infrastructure for Cloud Providers as the load balancer should not be configured to forward HTTP requests.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.8 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | Low | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Low | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Django project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Gavin Wahl as the original reporter.
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