CVE-2007-0405

Django 0.95 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via LazyUser Caching

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31628
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23826
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3754
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22138

Scores

EPSS 0.0119
EPSS Percentile 64.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
django_project/django 0.95
pypi/Django 0.95 - 1.0PyPI
Published Jan 23, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026