CVE-2019-19844: Critical severity djangoproject Django vulnerability

Published Dec 18, 2019
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Updated

Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover. A suitably crafted email address (that is equal to an existing user's email address after case transformation of Unicode characters) would allow an attacker to be sent a password reset token for the matched user account. (One mitigation in the new releases is to send password reset tokens only to the registered user email address.)

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
debian/python-django<=1:1.11.23-1~deb10u1, <=1:1.10.7-2+deb9u6
2:2.2.9-12:3.0.1-11:1.11.27-1~deb10u11:1.10.7-2+deb9u7
debian/2:2.2.8-1<=undefined
pip/Django>=3.0<3.0.1
3.0.1
pip/Django>=2.0<2.2.9
2.2.9
pip/django<1.11.27
1.11.27
djangoproject Django<1.11.27
djangoproject Django>=2.2<2.2.9
djangoproject Django=3.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
debian/python-django
2:2.2.28-1~deb11u22:2.2.28-1~deb11u123:3.2.19-1+deb12u13:3.2.25-0+deb12u13:4.2.23-13:4.2.27-0+deb13u13:4.2.28-1

Event History

Dec 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:07 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:07 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 16, 2020
Advisory Published
via GitHub·10:35 PM
Feb 21, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:45 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·12:46 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:46 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-19844.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19844?

The severity of CVE-2019-19844 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2019-19844?

The affected software for CVE-2019-19844 is Django versions before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1.

4

How does CVE-2019-19844 allow an account takeover?

CVE-2019-19844 allows an account takeover by using a suitably crafted email address that matches an existing user's email address after case transformation of Unicode characters, allowing the attacker to receive a password reset token for the matched user.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-19844?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2019-19844 is to upgrade Django to version 1.11.27, 2.2.9, or 3.0.1, depending on the version you are using.

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