Django request.user session hijacking
| django-request-session-hijacking (31628) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Django could allow a remote attacker to hijack another user's session, caused by a vulnerability in the request.user parameter in AuthenticationMiddleware. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack a victim's session and gain the victim's privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Django, Django 0.95
Remedy:
Refer to Debian Bug report logs - #407521 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Debian Bug report logs - #407521, Security fix for Django auth system at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=407521.
- Django Web site, django at http://www.djangoproject.com/.
- BID-22138: Django Authentication Bypass Weakness
- CVE-2007-0405: The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly cache the user name across requests, which allows remote authenticated users to gain the privileges of a different user.
- SA23826: Django Two Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jan 18, 2007
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