The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly cache the user name across requests, which allows remote authenticated users to gain the privileges of a different user.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0405
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31628
• http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3754
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23826
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22138
• django/django@3c5782287e
• django/django@e89f0a6