Is CVE-2012-3442 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3442 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3442?

CVE-2012-3442 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-3442

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

The (1) django.http.HttpResponseRedirect and (2) django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect classes in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 do not validate the scheme of a redirect target, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a data: URL.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 2.1% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0003)
Published: July 31, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0003 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

djangoproject / django
djangoproject / django

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:143(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1(Broken Link)
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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