#VU41377 Input validation error in Opensuse and Django - CVE-2014-0480

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41377

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0480

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Django
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: SUSE
Django Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The core.urlresolvers.reverse function 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 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks via a // (slash slash) in a URL, which triggers a scheme-relative URL to be generated.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 12.3 - 13.1

Django: 1.4 - 13.1

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/59782
https://secunia.com/advisories/61276
https://secunia.com/advisories/61281
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69425
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.