Information disclosure in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2018-6188
django.contrib.auth.forms.AuthenticationForm in Django 2.0 before 2.0.2, and 1.11.8 and 1.11.9, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by leveraging data exposure from the confirm_login_allowed() method, as demonstrated by discovering whether a user account is inactive.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.048 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 1.11.8, 1.11.9, 2.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 17.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6188?
- CVE-2018-6188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6188?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6188 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.