Vulnerability in Torchbox Wagtail
CVE-2024-39317
Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. A bug in Wagtail's `parse_query_string` would result in it taking a long time to process suitably crafted inputs. When used to parse sufficiently long strings of characters without a space, `parse_query_string` would take an unexpectedly large amount of time to process, resulting in a denial of service. In an initial Wagtail installation, the vulnerability can be exploited by any Wagtail admin user. It cannot be exploited by end users. If your Wagtail site has a custom search implementation which uses `parse_query_string`, it may be exploitable by other users (e.g. unauthenticated users). Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 5.2.6, 6.0.6 and 6.1.3.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Torchbox Wagtail
- Wagtail — versions >= 2.0, < 5.2.6, >= 6.0, < 6.0.6, >= 6.1, < 6.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-jmp3-39vp-fwg8 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/31b1e8532dfb1b70d8d37d22aff9cbde9109cdf2 (Patch)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/3c941136f79c48446e3858df46e5b668d7f83797 (Patch)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/b783c096b6d4fd2cfc05f9137a0be288850e99a2 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-39317?
- CVE-2024-39317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Torchbox Wagtail, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-39317?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-39317 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.