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title: "CVE-2008-3909\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3909?format=md
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# CVE-2008-3909

Publication date 4 September 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| python-django | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3909?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| python-django | * Other:   <http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security/> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3909)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3909)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-3909)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3909)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3909>