[1.4.x] Fixed a remote code execution vulnerabilty in URL reversing.

Thanks Benjamin Bach for the report and initial patch.

This is a security fix; disclosure to follow shortly.

Backport of 8b93b31 from master

django/core/urlresolvers.py

@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ def __init__(self, regex, urlconf_name, default_kwargs=None, app_name=None, name
         self._reverse_dict = {}
         self._namespace_dict = {}
         self._app_dict = {}
+        # set of dotted paths to all functions and classes that are used in
+        # urlpatterns
+        self._callback_strs = set()
+        self._populated = False
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return smart_str(u'<%s %s (%s:%s) %s>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.urlconf_name, self.app_name, self.namespace, self.regex.pattern))
@@ -240,6 +244,15 @@ def _populate(self):
         apps = {}
         language_code = get_language()
         for pattern in reversed(self.url_patterns):
+            if hasattr(pattern, '_callback_str'):
+                self._callback_strs.add(pattern._callback_str)
+            elif hasattr(pattern, '_callback'):
+                callback = pattern._callback
+                if not hasattr(callback, '__name__'):
+                    lookup_str = callback.__module__ + "." + callback.__class__.__name__
+                else:
+                    lookup_str = callback.__module__ + "." + callback.__name__
+                self._callback_strs.add(lookup_str)
             p_pattern = pattern.regex.pattern
             if p_pattern.startswith('^'):
                 p_pattern = p_pattern[1:]
@@ -260,6 +273,7 @@ def _populate(self):
                         namespaces[namespace] = (p_pattern + prefix, sub_pattern)
                     for app_name, namespace_list in pattern.app_dict.items():
                         apps.setdefault(app_name, []).extend(namespace_list)
+                    self._callback_strs.update(pattern._callback_strs)
             else:
                 bits = normalize(p_pattern)
                 lookups.appendlist(pattern.callback, (bits, p_pattern, pattern.default_args))
@@ -268,6 +282,7 @@ def _populate(self):
         self._reverse_dict[language_code] = lookups
         self._namespace_dict[language_code] = namespaces
         self._app_dict[language_code] = apps
+        self._populated = True
 
     @property
     def reverse_dict(self):
@@ -356,8 +371,13 @@ def reverse(self, lookup_view, *args, **kwargs):
     def _reverse_with_prefix(self, lookup_view, _prefix, *args, **kwargs):
         if args and kwargs:
             raise ValueError("Don't mix *args and **kwargs in call to reverse()!")
+
+        if not self._populated:
+            self._populate()
+
         try:
-            lookup_view = get_callable(lookup_view, True)
+            if lookup_view in self._callback_strs:
+                lookup_view = get_callable(lookup_view, True)
         except (ImportError, AttributeError), e:
             raise NoReverseMatch("Error importing '%s': %s." % (lookup_view, e))
         possibilities = self.reverse_dict.getlist(lookup_view)

tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/nonimported_module.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+def view(request):
+    """Stub view"""
+    pass

tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 Unit tests for reverse URL lookups.
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import sys
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured, ViewDoesNotExist
 from django.core.urlresolvers import (reverse, resolve, NoReverseMatch,
@@ -267,6 +270,25 @@ def test_redirect_to_url(self):
         self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/foo/')
         res = redirect('http://example.com/')
         self.assertEqual(res['Location'], 'http://example.com/')
+        # Assert that we can redirect using UTF-8 strings
+        res = redirect('/æøå/abc/')
+        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/%C3%A6%C3%B8%C3%A5/abc/')
+        # Assert that no imports are attempted when dealing with a relative path
+        # (previously, the below would resolve in a UnicodeEncodeError from __import__ )
+        res = redirect('/æøå.abc/')
+        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], '/%C3%A6%C3%B8%C3%A5.abc/')
+        res = redirect('os.path')
+        self.assertEqual(res['Location'], 'os.path')
+
+    def test_no_illegal_imports(self):
+        # modules that are not listed in urlpatterns should not be importable
+        redirect("urlpatterns_reverse.nonimported_module.view")
+        self.assertNotIn("urlpatterns_reverse.nonimported_module", sys.modules)
+
+    def test_reverse_by_path_nested(self):
+        # Views that are added to urlpatterns using include() should be
+        # reversable by doted path.
+        self.assertEqual(reverse('regressiontests.urlpatterns_reverse.views.nested_view'), '/includes/nested_path/')
 
     def test_redirect_view_object(self):
         from .views import absolute_kwargs_view
@@ -510,4 +532,3 @@ def test_erroneous_resolve(self):
         self.assertRaises(ViewDoesNotExist, self.client.get, '/missing_inner/')
         self.assertRaises(ViewDoesNotExist, self.client.get, '/missing_outer/')
         self.assertRaises(ViewDoesNotExist, self.client.get, '/uncallable/')
-

tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 other_patterns = patterns('',
     url(r'non_path_include/$', empty_view, name='non_path_include'),
+    url(r'nested_path/$', 'regressiontests.urlpatterns_reverse.views.nested_view'),
 )
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',

tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/views.py

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ def absolute_kwargs_view(request, arg1=1, arg2=2):
 def defaults_view(request, arg1, arg2):
     pass
 
+def nested_view(request):
+    pass
+
+
 def erroneous_view(request):
     import non_existent