Resource exhaustion in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2024-53907
An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.4, 5.0 before 5.0.10, and 4.2 before 4.2.17. The strip_tags() method and striptags template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs containing large sequences of nested incomplete HTML entities.
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: 0.014 (71.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- groups.google.com/g/django-announce (Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-53907?
- CVE-2024-53907 is a high-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-53907?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.