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TI-2014-00461 Aliases CVE-2014-0482GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg

The contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware middleware in Django before 1.4.14…

Priority LOW 31CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware middleware 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, when using the contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend backend, allows remote authenticated users to hijack web sessions via vectors related to the REMOTE_USER header.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01961 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 1.4.14, 1.5.9, 1.6.6 +1Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—Django (PyPI)before 1.4.141.4.14Patch availableGHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg
—Django (PyPI)1.5 to before 1.5.91.5.9Patch availableGHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg
—Django (PyPI)1.6 to before 1.6.61.6.6Patch availableGHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg
—Django (PyPI)1.7a1 to before 1.7c31.7c3Patch availableGHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.14 Fixed in 1.4.14 Patch available GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.5 to before 1.5.9 Fixed in 1.5.9 Patch available GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.6 to before 1.6.6 Fixed in 1.6.6 Patch available GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.7a1 to before 1.7c3 Fixed in 1.7c3 Patch available GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg

CPE configurations NVD · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 beta4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.13Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.7Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.9Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.11Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.12Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 beta4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 alphaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 betaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8Vulnerabledjangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.13 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.9 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.11 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·djangoproject

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.4.14 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.5.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.6.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7c3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0482
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-625g-gx8c-xcmg

References

Advisory 4

Other 8

Sources

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