CVE-2024-45230
python-django: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in django.utils.html.urlize()
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.1, 5.0 before 5.0.9, and 4.2 before 4.2.16. The urlize() and urlizetrunc() template filters are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via very large inputs with a specific sequence of characters.
A flaw was found in Python's Django urlize() and urlizetrunc() functions. Excessive input with a specific sequence of characters may lead to denial of service.
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain email sending failures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to enumerate user emails by issuing password reset requests and observing the outcomes.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Timeline
- 2024-08-24 CVE Reserved
- 2024-09-04 CVE Published
- 2025-03-17 CVE Updated
- 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security | ||
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce | ||
| https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/sep/03/security-releases |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45230 | 2024-10-28 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2314485 | 2024-10-28 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Djangoproject Search vendor "Djangoproject" | Django Search vendor "Djangoproject" for product "Django" | * | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | * | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | * | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | * | - |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Packagehub Search vendor "Suse" for product "Packagehub" | * | - |
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