QID 981426

QID 981426: Python (pip) Security Update for django (GHSA-2f9x-5v75-3qv4)

An issue was discovered in Django 2.0 before 2.0.3, 1.11 before 1.11.11, and 1.8 before 1.8.19. If django.utils.text.Truncator's chars() and words() methods were passed the html=True argument, they were extremely slow to evaluate certain inputs due to a catastrophic backtracking vulnerability in a regular expression. The chars() and words() methods are used to implement the truncatechars_html and truncatewords_html template filters, which were thus vulnerable.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-2f9x-5v75-3qv4 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-2f9x-5v75-3qv4 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f9x-5v75-3qv4

CVEs related to QID 981426

CVE-2018-7537 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-2f9x-5v75-3qv4	django		github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f9x-5v75-3qv4

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