CVE-2014-0473
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.30%Django Reuses Cached CSRF Token
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The caching framework in Django before 1.4.11, 1.5.x before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.3, and 1.7.x before 1.7 beta 2 reuses a cached CSRF token for all anonymous users, which allows remote attackers to bypass CSRF protections by reading the CSRF cookie for anonymous users.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.6.3-1
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.4.11
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.4.11, >= 1.5, < 1.5.6, >= 1.6, < 1.6.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (15)
- ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0473
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0473
- ADVISORYhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security/
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html
- WEBhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/1170f285ddd6a94a65f911a27788ba49ca08c0b0
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/6872f42757d7ef6a97e0b6ec5db4d2615d8a2bd8
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/d63e20942f3024f24cb8cd85a49461ba8a9b6736
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2014-2.yaml
- WEBhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934
- WEBhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1