Vulnerabilities in pkg:pypi/django-nopassword

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Advisory Identifier: GHSA-37cf-r3w2-gjfw
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2019-10682 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) django-nopassword stores secrets vulnerability (CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information) affecting Django nopassword libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves django-nopassword stores secrets in cleartext. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 5.0.0.

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pkg:pypi/django-nopassword

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Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:pypi/django-nopassword. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.

Advisory ID CVE / NVD Severity Summary
GHSA-37cf-r3w2-gjfw CVE-2019-10682 HIGH django-nopassword stores secrets in cleartext

CVE-2019-10682 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2019-10682
GHSA Identifier GHSA-37cf-r3w2-gjfw
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Affected Product Django nopassword
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2019-10682

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Django nopassword dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

django-nopassword fixed: 5.0.0 
pip install django-nopassword>=5.0.0
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show django-nopassword

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2019-10682, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show django-nopassword

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Django nopassword in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 5.0.0), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show django-nopassword command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information, where the product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. In Django nopassword, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

django-nopassword before 5.0.0 stores cleartext secrets in the database.

CVE-2019-10682 Affected Django nopassword Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
5.0.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
django-nopassword
pypi/django-nopassword
PyPI
< 5.0.0
5.0.0

References

NVD — CVE-2019-10682 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10682
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/relekang/django-nopassword/commit/d8b4615f5fbfe3997d96cf4cb3e342406396193c
GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-37cf-r3w2-gjfw
Django nopassword Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django-nopassword/PYSEC-2020-229.yaml
Django nopassword Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/relekang/django-nopassword
Django nopassword Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/relekang/django-nopassword/blob/8e8cfc765ee00adfed120c2c79bf71ef856e9022/nopassword/models.py#L14
Django nopassword Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/relekang/django-nopassword/compare/v4.0.1...v5.0.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-10682?
CVE-2019-10682 is a security vulnerability in Django nopassword involving django-nopassword stores secrets in cleartext under CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information.
Which Django nopassword versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 5.0.0 across affected packages: django-nopassword.
What version fixes CVE-2019-10682?
Upgrading to 5.0.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is django-nopassword affected?
Yes, django-nopassword is affected in releases prior to 5.0.0. Upgrade your dependency to 5.0.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-10682?
CVE-2019-10682 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2019-10682?
CVE-2019-10682 is classified under CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2019-10682?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show django-nopassword'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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