Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2024-45231
An issue was discovered in Django v5.1.1, v5.0.9, and v4.2.16. The django.contrib.auth.forms.PasswordResetForm class, when used in a view implementing password reset flows, allows remote attackers to enumerate user e-mail addresses by sending password reset requests and observing the outcome (only when e-mail sending is consistently failing).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- groups.google.com/forum/ (Permissions Required)
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/sep/03/security-releases/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-45231?
- CVE-2024-45231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-45231?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-45231 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.