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===========================
Django 4.2.28 release notes
===========================

*February 3, 2026*

Django 4.2.28 fixes three security issues with severity "high", two security
issues with severity "moderate", and one security issue with severity "low" in
4.2.27.

CVE-2025-13473: Username enumeration through timing difference in mod_wsgi authentication handler
=================================================================================================

The ``django.contrib.auth.handlers.modwsgi.check_password()`` function for
:doc:`authentication via mod_wsgi</howto/deployment/wsgi/apache-auth>`
allowed remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack.

This issue has severity "low" according to the :ref:`Django security policy
<security-disclosure>`.