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SCA: security update for Django (GHSA-rrqc-c2jx-6jgv)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 418907

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - An issue was discovered in Django v5.1.1, v5.0.9, and v4.2.16. The
 django.contrib.auth.forms.PasswordResetForm class, when used in a view implementing password reset flows,
 allows remote attackers to enumerate user e-mail addresses by sending password reset requests and
 observing the outcome (only when e-mail sending is consistently failing). (CVE-2024-45231)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrqc-c2jx-6jgv

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 418907

Version: Revision 1.17

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-45231

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-45231