high
7.5
CWE
400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-45115

First published: Tue Jan 04 2022(Updated: )

:class:`.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator` incurred significant overhead evaluating submitted password that were artificially large in relative to the comparison values. On the assumption that access to user registration was unrestricted this provided a potential vector for a denial-of-service attack. References: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/jan/04/security-releases/">https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/jan/04/security-releases/</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Djangoproject Django>=2.2<2.2.26
Djangoproject Django>=3.2<3.2.11
Djangoproject Django>=4.0<4.0.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
redhat/Django<4.0.1
4.0.1
redhat/Django<3.2.11
3.2.11
redhat/Django<2.2.26
2.2.26
pip/Django>=4.0a1<4.0.1
4.0.1
pip/Django>=3.2a1<3.2.11
3.2.11
pip/Django>=2.2a1<2.2.26
2.2.26
>=2.2<2.2.26
>=3.2<3.2.11
>=4.0<4.0.1
=35

Remedy

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security/

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-45115?

    The severity of CVE-2021-45115 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

  • What versions of Django are affected by CVE-2021-45115?

    Django versions 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and 4.0 before 4.0.1 are affected by CVE-2021-45115.

  • What is the remedy for CVE-2021-45115?

    The remedy for CVE-2021-45115 is to update Django to version 4.0.1, 3.2.11, or 2.2.26.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-45115?

    You can find more information about CVE-2021-45115 on the Django website and the Red Hat Bugzilla.

  • What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2021-45115?

    CVE-2021-45115 is associated with CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption).

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