CVE-2024-45231 Django allows enumeration of user e-mail addresses
Attackers can enumerate user email addresses via password reset forms when email sending fails, exposing user data in Django applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-45231?
CVE-2024-45231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, published on 8 Oct 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 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).
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45231?
8 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 | 4.2.16, 5.0.9, 5.2.5 |
django PyPI | All versions | 4.2.16, 5.0.9, 5.1.1 |
django PyPI | All versions | 4.2.16 |
django PyPI | From 5.0 | 5.0.9 |
django PyPI | From 5.1 | 5.1.1 |
Django PyPI | All versions | 4.2.16 |
2 more packages
Django PyPI | From 5.0 | 5.0.9 |
Django PyPI | From 5.1 | 5.1.1 |
Products include Djangoproject Django.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45231?
Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 4.2.16, 5.0.9, 5.2.5 or 5.1.1.
Is CVE-2024-45231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as BIT-django-2024-45231, CLSA-2026-1788940378, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45231, GHSA-rrqc-c2jx-6jgv, PYSEC-2026-1297, ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2024-45231 and 1 more.