CVE-2019-10682 django-nopassword stores secrets in cleartext

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker with database access can read cleartext secrets stored by the django-nopassword library, compromising user credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-10682?

CVE-2019-10682 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

django-nopassword before 5.0.0 stores cleartext secrets in the database.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10682?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including django-nopassword. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
django-nopassword PyPIAll versions5.0.0
django-nopassword PyPIAll versions5.0.0
django-nopassword PyPIAll versions5.0.0

Products include Django-Nopassword Project Django-Nopassword.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10682?

Upgrade django-nopassword to 5.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2019-10682 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10682 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-37cf-r3w2-gjfw, PYSEC-2020-229.

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