Django up to 3.2.20/4.1.10/4.2.4 django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Django up to 3.2.20/4.1.10/4.2.4. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-41164. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Django up to 3.2.20/4.1.10/4.2.4 (Content Management System). This issue affects the function django.utils.encoding.uri_to_iri. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 09/04/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at djangoproject.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-41164 since 08/24/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238025 (Debian dla-4210 : python-django-doc - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.2.21, 4.1.11 or 4.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at djangoproject.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (238025) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-0949). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Fedora Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Red Hat Satellite
• IBM MQ

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Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Django

Version

• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.9
• 3.2.10
• 3.2.11
• 3.2.12
• 3.2.13
• 3.2.14
• 3.2.15
• 3.2.16
• 3.2.17
• 3.2.18
• 3.2.19
• 3.2.20
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 4.1.7
• 4.1.8
• 4.1.9
• 4.1.10
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4

License

• open-source

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