django.contrib.auth.forms.AuthenticationForm in Django 2.0 before 2.0.2, and 1.11.8 and…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
django.contrib.auth.forms.AuthenticationForm in Django 2.0 before 2.0.2, and 1.11.8 and 1.11.9, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by leveraging data exposure from the confirm_login_allowed() method, as demonstrated by discovering whether a user account is inactive.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04845 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 2.0.2, 1.11.10Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 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) | 2.0a1 to before 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86 |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 1.11.8 to before 1.11.10 | 1.11.10 | Patch available | GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.0a1 to before 2.0.2 Fixed in 2.0.2 Patch available GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.11.8 to before 1.11.10 Fixed in 1.11.10 Patch available GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.8 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.9 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.8 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.9 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 2.0.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.11.10 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2018:2927 Released 2018-10-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantSatellite 6.4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.4 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.5-1.el7sat, candlepin-2.4.8-1.el7 +47
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.4 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.5-1.el7sat, createrepo_c-0.7.4-1.el7sat +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2927 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2927 |
Not affected: 16 products
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools
- Red Hat Storage 3
- Red Hat Storage Console 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6188
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/57b95fedad5e0b83fc9c81466b7d1751c6427aae
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/c37bb28677295f6edda61d8ac461014ef0d3aeb2
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2018-4.yaml
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3559-1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200517143909/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040422
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2018/feb/01/security-releases
Sources
- CVE-2018-6188 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6188 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rf4j-j272-fj86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-6188 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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