CVE-2013-1443
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.0%python-django - denial of service
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.5.4-1
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.2.3-3+squeeze8
- PyPI/django>= 1.4, < 1.4.8
- PyPI/django>= 1.4, < 1.4.8, >= 1.5, < 1.5.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (12)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1443
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1443
- ADVISORYhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/sep/15/security/
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00015.html
- WEBhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00035.html
- WEBhttp://python.6.x6.nabble.com/Set-a-reasonable-upper-bound-on-password-length-td5032218.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/22b74fa09d7ccbc8c52270d648a0da7f3f0fa2bc
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/3f3d887a6844ec2db743fee64c9e53e04d39a368
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2013-18.yaml
- WEBhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/sep/15/security
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2758