CVE-2016-2513

Description

The password hasher in contrib/auth/hashers.py in Django before 1.8.10 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack involving login requests.

Category

3.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.08% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0506.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/django/django/commit/67b46ba7016da2d259c1ecc7d666d11f5e1cfaab
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035152 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0504.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3544 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0502.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-3 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83878 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0505.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2915-1 vendor advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security-releases/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2513?
CVE-2016-2513 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2513?
To fix CVE-2016-2513, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2513 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2513 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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