5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-39329
Django Authentication Timing Attack Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 10, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 11, 2024, 3:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-39329 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Djangoproject django
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-39329.

URL Resource
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-39329 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-39329 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-208
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference MITRE https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/ [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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