CVE-2011-4136

N/A Unknown
Published: October 19, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

django.contrib.sessions in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1, when session data is stored in the cache, uses the root namespace for both session identifiers and application-data keys, which allows remote attackers to modify a session by triggering use of a key that is equal to that session's identifier.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

djangoproject