CVE-2024-53907
HIGHDjango 4.2-4.2.16 5.0-5.0.9 5.1-5.1.3 - Denial of Service via Nested Incomplete HTML Entities
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
Release Notes
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00028.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0104
EPSS Percentile
77.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (3)
djangoproject/django
4.2 - 4.2.17
pypi/django
5.1 - 5.1.4PyPI
pypi/Django
5.1.0 - 5.1.4PyPI
Published
Dec 06, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026