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
Published Jan 23, 2007
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.95
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 68.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01188) | 63.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 61.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 73.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 71.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 69.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 68.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 67.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00314) | 65.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3754 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22138 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31628 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwv2-398h-v489 Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3c5782287e
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/e89f0a65581f82a5740bfe989136cea75d09cd67
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0405
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3754 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23826 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22138 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31628 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwv2-398h-v489 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/django/django/commit/3c5782287e | ||
| https://github.com/django/django/commit/e89f0a65581f82a5740bfe989136cea75d09cd67 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0405 |
Change history (0)
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