QID 995839

Date Published: 2023-11-06

QID 995839: Python (Pip) Security Update for django (GHSA-h8gc-pgj2-vjm3)

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.22, 4.1 before 4.1.12, and 4.2 before 4.2.6, the django.utils.text.Truncator chars() and words() methods (when used with html=True) are subject to a potential DoS (denial of service) attack via certain inputs with very long, potentially malformed HTML text. The chars() and words() methods are used to implement the truncatechars_html and truncatewords_html template filters, which are thus also vulnerable. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-14232.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Github security advisory GHSA-h8gc-pgj2-vjm3 for updates and patch information.
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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-h8gc-pgj2-vjm3 django URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8gc-pgj2-vjm3
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