The password reset functionality in django.contrib.auth in Django before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.3.x before 1.3 beta 1 does not validate the length of a string representing a base36 timestamp
The password reset functionality in django.contrib.auth in Django before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.3.x before 1.3 beta 1 does not validate the length of a string representing a base36 timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL that specifies a large base36 integer.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | django | < 1.1.3, >= 1.2, < 1.2.4 | 1.1.3, 1.2.4 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053041.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42715
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42913
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1040-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0048
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0098
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/15032
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665373
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4535
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/7f8dd9cbac074389af8d8fd235bf2cb657227b9a
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/d5d8942a160685c403d381a279e72e09de5489a9
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wph-fc4w-wqp2
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-29.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-9.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228193349/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
- http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
django- Disclosed
- 10.01.2011
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2011-29 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7wph-fc4w-wqp2 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2011-9 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: django
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 10.2007 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 16
- High 65
- Medium 63
- Low 18
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 3
- 2018: 5
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 6
- 2021: 8
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 14
- 2025: 12
- 2026: 26
earlier: 56
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