django/docs/releases/4.2.14.txt

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Django 4.2.14 release notes
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*July 9, 2024*

Django 4.2.14 fixes two security issues with severity "moderate" and two
security issues with severity "low" in 4.2.13.

CVE-2024-38875: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in ``django.utils.html.urlize()``
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:tfilter:`urlize` and :tfilter:`urlizetrunc` were subject to a potential
denial-of-service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of
brackets.

CVE-2024-39329: Username enumeration through timing difference for users with unusable passwords
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The :meth:`~django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend.authenticate()` method
allowed remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack involving login
requests for users with unusable passwords.