DjangoFramework / library · Djangoproject
CVE-2024-45231
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn 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).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDjango's PasswordResetForm leaks different responses when email sending fails consistently - returning one result for registered emails and another for unregistered ones, allowing remote user enumeration.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
DjangoFramework / library
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.16>= 5.0, < 5.0.9= 5.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Django versionRun 'python -c "import django; print(django.get_version())"' or check the version in your requirements.txt or environmentAffected if The version is 4.2.0 through 4.2.15, 5.0.0 through 5.0.8, or exactly 5.1.0
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Verify password reset view is exposedReview your urls.py for included Django auth URLs (django.contrib.auth.urls) or explicit password reset route definitions that are accessible without authenticationAffected if The password reset view is publicly accessible without authentication or rate limiting
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Inspect PasswordResetForm response behaviorSubmit a password reset request for two different email addresses using the password reset form - one that exists in your user database and one that does not - and compare the HTTP response or response timeAffected if The application returns visibly different messages, error codes, or response times for registered versus unregistered emails when email sending fails
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Check for rate limiting on password reset endpointReview your web server (nginx/apache) or application-level (e.g., Django ratelimit middleware) configuration for rate limiting rules on the password reset URL pathAffected if No rate limiting is configured on the password reset endpoint, allowing unlimited enumeration attempts
You are affected if your Django version falls within 4.2.0-4.2.15, 5.0.0-5.0.8, or 5.1.0 AND the password reset form is accessible without rate limiting AND returns distinguishable responses for valid vs invalid emails.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.2.165.0.9
Apply Django security patches for v4.2.16, v5.0.9, or v5.1.1+ and implement rate limiting on password reset endpoints as defense-in-depth.
Django 4.2.16+ / 5.0.9+ / 5.1.1+
- 1. Determine your current Django version by checking your requirements file or installed packages
- 2. If running Django 4.2.x and version is less than 4.2.16, upgrade to Django 4.2.16 or later
- 3. If running Django 5.0.x and version is less than 5.0.9, upgrade to Django 5.0.9 or later
- 4. If running Django 5.1.0, upgrade to Django 5.1.1 or later
- 5. After upgrading, verify your application still functions correctly by running your test suite
- 6. Ensure your email configuration is properly set up to avoid exposing user enumeration during password reset flows
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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