python-django: DoS via large passwords
Published Sep 23, 2013
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.68%
Description
The authentication framework (django.contrib.auth) in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.8, 1.5.x before 1.5.4, and 1.6.x before 1.6 beta 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password which is then hashed.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
Configuration 2
- 1.6
- 1.6
- 1.6
Configuration 3
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
Django14
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
Django
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | Django14 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Django | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 85.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02661) | 83.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 77.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 86.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 85.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 83.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://python.6.x6.nabble.com/Set-a-reasonable-upper-bound-on-password-length-td5032218.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2758 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1443 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1008279 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/22b74fa09d7ccbc8c52270d648a0da7f3f0fa2bc
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3f3d887a6844ec2db743fee64c9e53e04d39a368
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2013-18.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1443
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1443
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/sep/15/security x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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