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.
Weakness
Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Django | Djangoproject | 4.2 (including) | 4.2.14 (excluding) |
| Django | Djangoproject | 5.0 (including) | 5.0.7 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | RedHat | python3x-django-0:4.2.15-1.el8ap | * |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | RedHat | python-django-0:4.2.15-1.el9ap | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18.0 | RedHat | python-django-0:3.2.12-8.el9ost | * |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | RedHat | python-django-0:4.2.16-1.el8pc | * |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | RedHat | python-django-0:4.2.16-1.el8pc | * |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | RedHat | python-django-0:4.2.16-1.el9pc | * |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | RedHat | python-django-0:4.2.16-1.el9pc | * |
| Python-django | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Python-django | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Python-django | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Python-django | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Python-django | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Python-django | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Python-django | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/462.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/541.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/580.html
References
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0005/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/