CVE-2024-38875: django — Fix

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.14 and 5.0 before 5.0.7. urlize and urlizetrunc were subject to a potential denial of service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of brackets.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-130 CWE-130

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
djangoproject	django	4.2 — 4.2.14
djangoproject	django	5.0 — 5.0.7

References

Advisories & Patches

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/jul/09/security-releases/

Other References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0005/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38875? +

An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.14 and 5.0 before 5.0.7. urlize and urlizetrunc were subject to a potential denial of service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of brackets. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-38875? +

CVE-2024-38875 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-38875? +

CVE-2024-38875 affects products from djangoproject, specifically: django. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-38875? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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