Input validation error in django-cors-headers - #VU26645
Published: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26645
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to allow insecure schemas.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation when middleware allows requests between schemes provided by a "CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST". A remote attacker can allow insecure schemas such as http.
Affected software
django-cors-headers
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
django-cors-headers - update to 3.0.0