#VU59179 Resource management error in Django - CVE-2021-45115

Vulnerability identifier: #VU59179

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45115

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Django
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Django Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in UserAttributeSimilarityValidator when evaluating submitted password that were artificially large in relative to the comparison values. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted password to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 2.0 - 2.2.25, 3.0 - 3.2.10, 4.0

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External links
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/jan/04/security-releases/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.