CVE-2010-4535
HIGH7.5EPSS 4.7%Improper date handling in Django
Published: 7/23/2018Modified: 5/19/2026
Description
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 packages (4)
- Debian/python-djangofrom 0, < 1.2.4-1
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.1.3
- PyPI/django
- PyPI/djangofrom 0, < 1.1.3, >= 1.2, < 1.2.4
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/E:U |
| 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 (24)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wph-fc4w-wqp2
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4535
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4535
- PATCHhttps://github.com/django/django
- PATCHhttp://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security/
- WEBhttp://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/15032
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053041.html
- WEBhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053072.html
- WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665373
- WEBhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42715
- WEBhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42827
- WEBhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42913
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/7f8dd9cbac074389af8d8fd235bf2cb657227b9a
- WEBhttps://github.com/django/django/commit/d5d8942a160685c403d381a279e72e09de5489a9
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-29.yaml
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-9.yaml
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200228193349/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
- WEBhttp://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2010/dec/22/security
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/4
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/5
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45563
- WEBhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1040-1
- WEBhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0048
- WEBhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0098