CVE-2024-21543: Versions of the package djoser before 2.3.0 are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass when the authenticate() function fails. This is because the...
5.7
CVSS
Description
Versions of the package djoser before 2.3.0 are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass when the authenticate() function fails. This is because the system falls back to querying the database directly, granting access to users with valid credentials, and eventually bypassing custom authentication checks such as two-factor authentication, LDAP validations, or requirements from configured AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-21543
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 5.7
Affected Products
Vendor: n/a
Product: djoser
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 17.83% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DJOSER-8366540https://github.com/sunscrapers/djoser/releases/tag/2.3.0
https://github.com/sunscrapers/djoser/issues/795
https://github.com/sunscrapers/djoser/pull/819
https://github.com/sunscrapers/djoser/commit/d33c3993c0c735f23cbedc60fa59fce69354f19d