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CVE-2016-2513: Django User Enumeration Vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated September 18, 2024)

The password hasher in contrib/auth/hashers.py in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack involving login requests.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fp6p-5xvw-m74f
  • github.com/django/django
  • github.com/django/django/commit/67b46ba7016da2d259c1ecc7d666d11f5e1cfaab
  • github.com/django/django/commit/af7d09b0c5c6ab68e629fd9baf736f9dd203b18e
  • github.com/django/django/commit/f4e6e02f7713a6924d16540be279909ff4091eb6
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2016-16.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2513
  • web.archive.org/web/20160322001143/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035152
  • web.archive.org/web/20200228001222/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83878
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security-releases

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.8.10, all versions starting from 1.9 before 1.9.3

Fixed versions

  • 1.8.10
  • 1.9.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.8.10, 1.9.3 or above.

Impact 3.1 LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

pypi/Django/CVE-2016-2513.yml

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