CVE-2021-45115

python3-django: An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and4.0 before 4.0.1

CVE-2021-45115 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15, released January 4, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0260
85th percentile

An issue was discovered in Django 2.2 before 2.2.26, 3.2 before 3.2.11, and4.0 before 4.0.1. UserAttributeSimilarityValidator incurred significantoverhead in evaluating a submitted password that was artificially large inrelation to the comparison values. In a situation where access to userregistration was unrestricted, this provided a potential vector for adenial-of-service attack.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libdb · rocky 8 0:5.3.28-42.el8_4 RLSA-2022:5498 Jul 5, 2022
python-django · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2:3.2.11-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45115 Jan 5, 2022
python-django · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2:3.2.11-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45115 Jan 5, 2022
python-django · Debian 14 2:3.2.11-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45115 Jan 5, 2022
python-django · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15 python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15 Jan 4, 2022
python-django-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15 python-django-common 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15 Jan 4, 2022
python3-django · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15 python3-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15 Jan 4, 2022
python3-django · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.9 python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.9 Jan 4, 2022
python3-django · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2:3.2.11-1 python3-django 2:3.2.11-1 Jan 16, 2026
python3-django · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 2:3.2.11-1 python3-django 2:3.2.11-1 Jan 16, 2026

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