Django up to 4.2.13/5.0.6 urlize/urlizetrunc denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Django up to 4.2.13/5.0.6. This issue affects the function urlize/urlizetrunc. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-38875. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Django up to 4.2.13/5.0.6. This affects the function urlize/urlizetrunc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.14 and 5.0 before 5.0.7. urlize and urlizetrunc were subject to a potential denial of service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of brackets.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.djangoproject.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38875 since 06/21/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210402 (RHEL 8 / 9 : Satellite 6.16.0 (Critical) (RHSA-2024:8906)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.14 or 5.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.djangoproject.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210402). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 210402
Nessus Name: RHEL 8 / 9 : Satellite 6.16.0 (Critical) (RHSA-2024:8906)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Django 4.2.14/5.0.7

Timelineinfo

06/21/2024 🔍
07/10/2024 +19 days 🔍
07/10/2024 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2024 +119 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.djangoproject.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38875 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-271011

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2024 07:52
Updated: 11/06/2024 23:49
Changes: 07/10/2024 07:52 (56), 07/11/2024 03:20 (1), 07/13/2024 03:53 (12), 11/06/2024 23:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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