---
id: CVE-2024-45231
aliases:
  - GHSA-rrqc-c2jx-6jgv
  - BIT-django-2024-45231
  - PYSEC-2026-1297
title: Django allows enumeration of user e-mail addresses
summary: Django allows enumeration of user e-mail addresses
severity: low
cvss: 3.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
vendor: django
product: django
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - 'django >= 5.1, < 5.1.1'
  - 'django >= 5.0, < 5.0.9'
  - django < 4.2.16
patched:
  - django 5.1.1
  - django 5.0.9
  - django 4.2.16
published: '2024-10-08'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rrqc-c2jx-6jgv'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45231'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/django/django/commit/3c733c78d6f8e50296d6e248968b6516c92a53ca
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/django/django/commit/96d84047715ea1715b4bd1594e46122b8a77b9e2
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/django/django/commit/bf4888d317ba4506d091eeac6e8b4f1fcc731199
  - url: 'https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security'
  - url: 'https://github.com/django/django'
  - url: 'https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce'
  - url: 'https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/sep/03/security-releases'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00788
epssPercentile: 0.54675
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:53.018Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in Django v5.1.1, v5.0.9, and v4.2.16. The django.contrib.auth.forms.PasswordResetForm class, when used in a view implementing password reset flows, allows remote attackers to enumerate user e-mail addresses by sending password reset requests and observing the outcome (only when e-mail sending is consistently failing).

## Affected packages

- `django >= 5.1, < 5.1.1`
- `django >= 5.0, < 5.0.9`
- `django < 4.2.16`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `django 5.1.1`
- `django 5.0.9`
- `django 4.2.16`