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CVE-2012-4520

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 3.64% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-11-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2012-4520
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
3.64%

Original NVD Description

The django.http.HttpRequest.get_host function in Django 1.3.x before 1.3.4 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to generate and display arbitrary URLs via crafted username and password Host header values.