CVE-2024-53907

HIGH EPSS 68.5%
Published Dec 6, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Dec 6, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
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
68.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-770

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
djangoprojectdjango*≥4.2  –  <4.2.17
djangoprojectdjango*≥5.0  –  <5.0.10
djangoprojectdjango*≥5.1  –  <5.1.4

References 4

  • docs.djangoproject.com https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • groups.google.com https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
    Release Notes
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00028.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • openwall.com https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Remediation