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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-5537

The password reset form in Weblate before 2.10.1 provides different error messages depending on whether the email address is associated with an account, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a series of requests.

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CVE-2017-5537
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31 Oct 2026, 10:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-5537

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Mar 2017, 15:59 UTC

The password reset form in Weblate before 2.10.1 provides different error messages depending on whether the email address is associated with an account, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a series of requests.

osv:CVE-2017-5537
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5537",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-5537",
    "summary": "The password reset form in Weblate before 2.10.1 provides different error messages depending on whether the email address is associated with an account, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a series of requests.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-5537",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
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        "GHSA-j24g-gm76-j829",
        "PYSEC-2017-42"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
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      ],
      "affected": [
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                  "fixed": "abe0d2a29a1d8e896bfe829c8461bf8b391f1079"
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              ],
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "weblate-1.7",
            "weblate-1.6",
            "weblate-1.5",
            "weblate-1.4",
            "weblate-1.3",
            "weblate-1.2",
            "weblate-1.1",
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            "weblate-0.6",
            "weblate-0.5",
            "weblate-0.3",
            "weblate-0.2",
            "weblate-0.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:24.972876404Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/blob/weblate-2.10.1/docs/changes.rst",
        "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/abe0d2a29a1d8e896bfe829c8461bf8b391f1079",
        "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/issues/1317"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381696,
  "published_at": "2017-03-15T15:59:00.75+00:00"
}