Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2024-41991
An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.8 and 4.2 before 4.2.15. The urlize and urlizetrunc template filters, and the AdminURLFieldWidget widget, are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- groups.google.com/forum/ (Not Applicable)
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/aug/06/security-releases/ (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-41991?
- CVE-2024-41991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-41991?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-41991 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.