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.
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2529
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/2
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1560-1
github.com/django/django
github.com/django/django/commit/4dea4883e6c50d75f215a6b9bcbd95273f57c72d
github.com/django/django/commit/e34685034b60be1112160e76091e5aee60149fa1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3442
www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/jul/30/security-releases-issued