CVE-2017-5537
Weblate user account enumeration via reset password form
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5537- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5537- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0140No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0140- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j24g-gm76-j829
Weblate user account enumeration via reset password form
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.
- Record
GHSA-j24g-gm76-j829- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5537- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j24g-gm76-j829
Weblate user account enumeration via reset password form
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.
- Record
GHSA-j24g-gm76-j829- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-42No score
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-42- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
weblatePyPI | before 2.10.1 | 2.10.1 |
weblatePyPI | before 2.10.1, plus listed versions 1.92.02.12.102.2 Show 7 moreShow less2.32.42.52.62.72.82.9 | 2.10.1 |
weblatePyPI | before 2.10.1, plus listed versions 1.92.02.12.102.2 Show 33 moreShow less2.32.42.52.62.72.82.9weblate-2.10weblate-2.9weblate-2.8weblate-2.7weblate-2.5weblate-2.4weblate-2.3weblate-2.2weblate-2.1weblate-1.9weblate-1.8weblate-1.7weblate-1.6weblate-1.5weblate-1.4weblate-1.3weblate-1.2weblate-1.1weblate-1.0weblate-0.9weblate-0.8weblate-0.6weblate-0.5weblate-0.3weblate-0.2weblate-0.1 | 2.10.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5537 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Weblate, published March 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in weblate 2.10.1.
References
github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/abe0d2a29a1d8e896bfe829c8461bf8b391f1079
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/11
securityfocus.com/bid/95676