CVE-2024-24762
HIGH EPSS 71.5%
Published Feb 5, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Feb 5, 2024 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
`python-multipart` is a streaming multipart parser for Python. When using form data, `python-multipart` uses a Regular Expression to parse the HTTP `Content-Type` header, including options. An attacker could send a custom-made `Content-Type` option that is very difficult for the RegEx to process, consuming CPU resources and stalling indefinitely (minutes or more) while holding the main event loop. This means that process can't handle any more requests, leading to regular expression denial of service. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.0.7.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
71.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available
Weaknesses 2
CWE-1333
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt
Affected Products 4
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| fastapiexpert | python-multipart | * | <0.0.7 |
| fastapiexpert | python-multipart | * | <0.0.7 |
| encode | starlette | * | <0.36.2 |
| tiangolo | fastapi | * | <0.109.1 |
References 8
- github.com https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart/commit/20f0ef6b4e4caf7d69a667c54dff57fe467109a4
- github.com https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart/security/advisories/GHSA-2jv5-9r88-3w3p
- github.com https://github.com/andrew-d/python-multipart/blob/d3d16dae4b061c34fe9d3c9081d9800c49fc1f7a/multipart/multipart.py#L72-L74
- github.com https://github.com/encode/starlette/commit/13e5c26a27f4903924624736abd6131b2da80cc5
- github.com https://github.com/encode/starlette/security/advisories/GHSA-93gm-qmq6-w238
- github.com https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/commit/9d34ad0ee8a0dfbbcce06f76c2d5d851085024fc
- github.com https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/releases/tag/0.109.1
- github.com https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/security/advisories/GHSA-qf9m-vfgh-m389
Remediation
- github.com https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart/commit/20f0ef6b4e4caf7d69a667c54dff57fe467109a4
- github.com https://github.com/encode/starlette/commit/13e5c26a27f4903924624736abd6131b2da80cc5
- github.com https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/commit/9d34ad0ee8a0dfbbcce06f76c2d5d851085024fc