python-django: caching of anonymous pages could reveal CSRF token
Published Apr 23, 2014
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.99%
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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
Configuration 2
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
Configuration 3
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
Configuration 4
- ≤ 1.4.10
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
Configuration 5
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.10
- 14.04
No data.
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
Django14-0:1.4.11-1.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0457
OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6
Django14-0:1.4.11-1.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0456
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
Django
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | Django14-0:1.4.11-1.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0457 |
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | Django14-0:1.4.11-1.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0456 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Django | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01990) | 79.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01973) | 77.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 56.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 77.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 76.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 76.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 74.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 73.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0456.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0457.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61281 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2934 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2169-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0473 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090592 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-89hj-xfx5-7q66 Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/1170f285ddd6a94a65f911a27788ba49ca08c0b0
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/6872f42757d7ef6a97e0b6ec5db4d2615d8a2bd8
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/d63e20942f3024f24cb8cd85a49461ba8a9b6736
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2014-2.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0473
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0473
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2014/apr/21/security x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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