medium4.9
CVE-2018-16984
Django allows unprivileged users to read the password hashes of arbitrary accounts
Impact
An issue was discovered in Django 2.1 before 2.1.2, in which unprivileged users can read the password hashes of arbitrary accounts. The read-only password widget used by the Django Admin to display an obfuscated password hash was bypassed if a user has only the "view" permission (new in Django 2.1), resulting in display of the entire password hash to those users. This may result in a vulnerability for sites with legacy user accounts using insecure hashes.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | django | >= 2.1, < 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Djangoproject | Django | from 2.1 before 2.1.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041749
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0009/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2018/oct/01/security-release/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mx3-3vqg-hpp2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16984
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200517123022/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041749
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/bf39978a53f117ca02e9a0c78b76664a41a54745
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0009
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2018/oct/01/security-release
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2018-3.yaml