CVE-2024-53907

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 v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce	Release Notes
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00028.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-12-06 12:15

Updated : 2025-06-24 14:55

NVD link : CVE-2024-53907

Mitre link : CVE-2024-53907

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-53907

JSON object : View

Products Affected

djangoproject

django

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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