Description
An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.7 and 4.2 before 4.2.14. The django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend.authenticate() method allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack involving login requests for users with an unusable password.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| djangoproject | django | >= 5.0, < 5.0.7; >= 4.2, < 4.2.14 |
References
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announcePermissions Required
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announcePermissions Required
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0005/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 10, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified