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CVE-2008-3909

5.8 · MEDIUM

The administration application in Django 0.91, 0.95, and 0.96 stores unauthenticated HTTP POST requests and processes them after successful authentication occurs, which allows remote attackers to c…

Published Sep 4, 2008djangoprojectCWE-352EPSS 0.93%

Overview

CVE-2008-3909 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting djangoproject django. It was published on September 4, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The administration application in Django 0.91, 0.95, and 0.96 stores unauthenticated HTTP POST requests and processes them after successful authentication occurs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and delete or modify data via unspecified requests.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from djangoproject. Update django to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
djangoprojectdjango>= 0.91, < 0.91.3Affected

References

Refosvdb.org/47906Refsecunia.com/advisories/31837Refsecunia.com/advisories/31961Refwww.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640Refwww.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security/Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2533Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966Refwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.htmlRefwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3909?

CVE-2008-3909 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting djangoproject django. It was published on September 4, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-3909?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-3909?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from djangoproject. Update django to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-3909?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-3909 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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