SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-41991

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.8 and 4.2 before 4.2.15. The urlize and urlizetrunc template filters, and the AdminURLFieldWidget widget, are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Djangoproject	Django	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1284

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.

CWE-130

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

The product parses a formatted message or structure, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	djangoproject	django	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	djangoproject	django	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/aug/06/security-releases/

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH

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

View Vector String

Timeline

Published: Aug. 7, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 7, 2024, 8:48 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

CVE-2024-41991