Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16984
CVE-2018-16984
Description
An issue was discovered in Django 2.1 before 2.1.2, in which unprivileged users can read the password hashes of arbitrary accounts. The read-only password widget used by the Django Admin to display an obfuscated password hash was bypassed if a user has only the "view" permission (new in Django 2.1), resulting in display of the entire password hash to those users. This may result in a vulnerability for sites with legacy user accounts using insecure hashes.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
DjangoPyPI | >= 2.1, < 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
Affected products
4- ghsa-coords4 versionspkg:pypi/djangopkg:rpm/opensuse/python-Django4&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-Django6&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-Django&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
>= 2.1, < 2.1.2+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.1, < 2.1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.7-2.3
Patches
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References
10- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041749nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mx3-3vqg-hpp2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16984ghsaADVISORY
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0009/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2018/oct/01/security-release/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/django/django/commit/bf39978a53f117ca02e9a0c78b76664a41a54745ghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2018-3.yamlghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0009ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200517123022/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041749ghsaWEB
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2018/oct/01/security-releaseghsaWEB
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