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CVE-2024-53907

HIGH

7.5

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/6/2024

Last Modified6/24/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

djangoproject:django

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/(cve@mitre.org)

https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00028.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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