CVE-2025-64460

HIGH

Django <5.2.9-4.2.27 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in 5.2 before 5.2.9, 5.1 before 5.1.15, and 4.2 before 4.2.27. Algorithmic complexity in `django.core.serializers.xml_serializer.getInnerText()` allows a remote attacker to cause a potential denial-of-service attack triggering CPU and memory exhaustion via specially crafted XML input processed by the XML `Deserializer`. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Seokchan Yoon for reporting this issue.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.5%
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 no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-407
Status published
Products (2)
djangoproject/django 4.2 - 4.2.27
pypi/Django 5.2a1 - 5.2.9PyPI
Published Dec 02, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026