Django Might Allow CSRF Requests via URL Verification

The verifyexists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 originally tests a URL's validity through a HEAD request, but then uses a GET request for the new target URL in the case of a redirect, which might allow remote attackers to trigger arbitra...

Design/Logic Flaw

The verifyexists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 originally tests a URL's validity through a HEAD request, but then uses a GET request for the new target URL in the case of a redirect, which might allow remote attackers to trigger arbitra...

CVE-2011-4138

Affected software: Django prior to 1.2.7 and 1.3.x prior to 1.3.1. The verify_exists URLField validation tests a URL with HEAD, but on redirects uses GET to the redirected target, potentially causing unwanted GET requests with an unintended source IP via a crafted Location header. Impact: potenti...