Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in Django by Django Software Foundation
CVE-2024-41991

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Djangoproject

Status
Django
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 August 2024

What is CVE-2024-41991?

A vulnerability affecting Django versions 5.0 prior to 5.0.8 and 4.2 prior to 4.2.15 allows for potential denial-of-service attacks. The issue arises from the urlize and urlizetrunc template filters, along with the AdminURLFieldWidget widget, which can be manipulated through specific inputs containing a significantly large quantity of Unicode characters. This vulnerability poses risks to applications utilizing these components, making it essential for users to promptly update to the latest secure versions.

References

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/aug/06/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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