Information disclosure in Django - CVE-2018-6188
Published: February 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10386
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6188
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Django Software Foundation
Affected software:
Django
Django
Detailed vulnerability 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6188
Update to version 1.11.10 or 2.0.2.