CVE-2014-0480
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.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0056 (0.6%)
Percentile: 68.2%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
opensuse:opensusedjangoproject:djangoTechnical description
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.
Published: 8/26/2014, 2:55:05 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3010
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69425
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/aug/20/security/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html