CVE-2024-39329 Django vulnerable to user enumeration attack
Remote attackers can enumerate valid usernames via timing attacks on login requests for users with unusable passwords in Django.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-39329?
CVE-2024-39329 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, published on 10 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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: CWE-208
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39329?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including django and Django. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
django Bitnami | From 4.2.0 | 4.2.14, 5.0.7 |
django PyPI | From 4.2 | 4.2.14 |
django PyPI | From 5.0 | 5.0.7, 4.2.14 |
django PyPI | From 5.0 | 5.0.7 |
Django PyPI | From 4.2 | 4.2.14 |
Django PyPI | From 5.0 | 5.0.7 |
Products include Djangoproject Django.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39329?
Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 4.2.14 or 5.0.7.
Is CVE-2024-39329 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39329 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as BIT-django-2024-39329, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39329, GHSA-x7q2-wr7g-xqmf, PYSEC-2024-57, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-39329.