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python-django — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3730

The django.util.http.is_safe_url function in Django 1.4 before 1.4.13, 1.5 before 1.5.8, 1.6 before 1.6.5, and 1.7 before 1.7b4 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct open redirect attacks via a malformed URL, as demonstrated by "http:\\\djangoproject.com."

Products
python-django
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.6.5-1
CVEs
CVE-2014-3730
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3730

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 May 2014, 15:55 UTC

The django.util.http.is_safe_url function in Django 1.4 before 1.4.13, 1.5 before 1.5.8, 1.6 before 1.6.5, and 1.7 before 1.7b4 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct open redirect attacks via a malformed URL, as demonstrated by "http:\\\djangoproject.com."

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3730

python-django

Fixed versions: 1.6.5-1

python-django

Fixed versions: 1.6.5-1

python-django

Fixed versions: 1.6.5-1

Complete source record
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