// For flags

CVE-2024-53907

django: Potential denial-of-service in django.utils.html.strip_tags()

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

A vulnerability was found in the Django Web Framework. The strip_tags() and stripbtags template filter may be vulnerable to a potential denial of service (DoS) in cases of a large sequence of nested incomplete HTML entities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-11-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-12-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-07 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  • CWE-1169: SEI CERT C Coding Standard - Guidelines 14. Concurrency (CON)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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