Information disclosure in Django

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU10386

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6188

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists in the django.contrib.auth.forms.AuthenticationForm process of Django due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can use the confirm_login_allowed function, enter an invalid password or arbitrary user name during use of that function and access sensitive information on the targeted system.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.11.10 or 2.0.2.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.11.8 - 2.0.3

External links

http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2018/feb/01/security-releases/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.