CVE-2018-6188

Description

django.contrib.auth.forms.AuthenticationForm in Django 2.0 before 2.0.2, and 1.11.8 and 1.11.9, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by leveraging data exposure from the confirm_login_allowed() method, as demonstrated by discovering whether a user account is inactive.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory djangoproject.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3559-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040422 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2018/feb/01/security-releases/ patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6188?
CVE-2018-6188 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6188?
To fix CVE-2018-6188, 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-2018-6188 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6188 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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