Denial of Service Potential in Django Framework by The Django Software Foundation
CVE-2023-41164

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Djangoproject

Status
Django
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 November 2023

What is CVE-2023-41164?

In specific versions of the Django framework, the function django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri() is vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by supplying inputs that consist of an excessive number of Unicode characters, which may result in service interruptions. This issue affects versions 3.2 through 3.2.21, 4.1 through 4.1.11, and 4.2 through 4.2.5. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/releases/security/
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/sep/04/security...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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