Django django.utils.html.strip_tags denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Django. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function django.utils.html.strip_tags. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-53907. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Django (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function django.utils.html.strip_tags. 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 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-53907 since 11/24/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/08/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212064 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : Django vulnerabilities (USN-7136-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (212064) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-0048). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 212064
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : Django vulnerabilities (USN-7136-1)

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Timelineinfo

11/24/2024 🔍
12/04/2024 +10 days 🔍
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06/08/2025 +186 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-53907 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-53907
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286935
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2024 22:18
Updated: 06/08/2025 18:16
Changes: 12/04/2024 22:18 (50), 12/05/2024 06:47 (2), 12/06/2024 14:42 (1), 12/07/2024 02:37 (11), 12/31/2024 19:29 (1), 06/08/2025 18:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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