CVE-2019-12781

Name: CVE-2019-12781
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-01T14:15:10.847+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.70%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-12781 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in Django 1.11 before 1.11.22, 2.1 before 2.1.10, and 2.2 before 2.2.3. An HTTP request is not redirected to HTTPS when the SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER and SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT settings are used, and the proxy connects to Django via HTTPS. EPSS estimates a 1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 1.11 before 1.11.22, 2.1 before 2.1.10, and 2.2 before 2.2.3. An HTTP request is not redirected to HTTPS when the SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER and SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT settings are used, and the proxy connects to Django via HTTPS. In other words, django.http.HttpRequest.scheme has incorrect behavior when a client uses HTTP.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.70%

74.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Djangoproject	Django	>= 1.11, < 1.11.22
Djangoproject	Django	>= 2.1, < 2.1.10
Djangoproject	Django	>= 2.2, < 2.2.3
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00025.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/01/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109018Third Party Advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/Is4kLY9ZcZQ
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5VXXWIOQGXOB7JCGJ3CVUW673LDHKEYL/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/10Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190705-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4043-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4476Third Party Advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jul/01/security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00025.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/01/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109018Third Party Advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/Is4kLY9ZcZQ
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5VXXWIOQGXOB7JCGJ3CVUW673LDHKEYL/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/10Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190705-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4043-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4476Third Party Advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jul/01/security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 1, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-12781?

How severe is CVE-2019-12781?

Severity scoring for CVE-2019-12781 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12781?

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Source: NVD / NIST