QID 982604

QID 982604: Python (pip) Security Update for django (GHSA-c4qh-4vgv-qc6g)

An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x before 2.2.4. 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 High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-c4qh-4vgv-qc6g for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 982604

    CVE-2019-14232 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-c4qh-4vgv-qc6g django URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-c4qh-4vgv-qc6g
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