PYSEC-2024-57: django fixed in 5.0.7 and 4.2.14

PYSEC-2024-57 PUBLISHED

Record from OSV · Published July 10, 2024

django is fixed in 5.0.7 and 4.2.14 (PyPI)

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.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
django	PyPI	5.0.7, 4.2.14

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
PyPI	django	4.2.8, 4.2, 4.2.1

Timeline

Jul 10, 2024 CVE Published
Mar 10, 2025 CVE Updated

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