Description
An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and 4.0 before 4.0.1. UserAttributeSimilarityValidator incurred significant overhead in evaluating a submitted password that was artificially large in relation to the comparison values. In a situation where access to user registration was unrestricted, this provided a potential vector for a denial-of-service attack.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-0085 | An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and 4.0 before 4.0.1. UserAttributeSimilarityValidator incurred significant overhead in evaluating a submitted password that was artificially large in relation to the comparison values. In a situation where access to user registration was unrestricted, this provided a potential vector for a denial-of-service attack. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-53qw-q765-4fww | Denial-of-service in Django |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5204-1 | Django vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T04:39:20.303Z
Reserved: 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-45115
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Status : Modified
Published: 2022-01-05T00:15:07.907
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:31:59.330
Link: CVE-2021-45115
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN