The authentication framework (django.contrib.auth) in Django 1.4.x before 1.4.8, 1.5.x…
Priority LOW 28CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02735 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 1.4.8, 1.5.4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 1.4 to before 1.4.8 | 1.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 1.5 to before 1.5.4 | 1.5.4 | Patch available | GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.4 to before 1.4.8 Fixed in 1.4.8 Patch available GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.5 to before 1.5.4 Fixed in 1.5.4 Patch available GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.6 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.7 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 beta1 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 beta2 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 beta3 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 alpha | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 beta | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.4.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.5.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1443
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf
References
Advisory 4
Other 6
- [django-developers] 20130914 Set a reasonable upper bound on password length
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/22b74fa09d7ccbc8c52270d648a0da7f3f0fa2bc
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3f3d887a6844ec2db743fee64c9e53e04d39a368
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2013-18.yaml
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/sep/15/security
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Sources
- CVE-2013-1443 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1443 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4c42-4rxm-x6qf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-1443 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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