Description
In Django 3.2 before 3.2.25, 4.2 before 4.2.11, and 5.0 before 5.0.3, the django.utils.text.Truncator.words() method (with html=True) and the truncatewords_html template filter are subject to a potential regular expression denial-of-service attack via a crafted string. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-14232 and CVE-2023-43665.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| django-rest-framework | django_rest_framework | >= 5.0, < 5.0.3 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/04/1Mailing List
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/releases/security/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announcePermissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2JIRXEDP4ZET5KFMAPPYSK663Q52NEX/Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SN2PLJGYSAAG5KUVIUFJYKD3BLQ4OSN6/Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQJOMNRMVPCN5WMIZ7YSX5LQ7IR2NY4D/Broken Link
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/mar/04/security-releases/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/04/1Mailing List
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/releases/security/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/072963e4c4d0b3a7a8c5412bc0c7d27d1a9c3521Patch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3394fc6132436eca89e997083bae9985fb7e761ePatch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/3c9a2771cc80821e041b16eb36c1c37af5349d4aPatch
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announcePermissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2JIRXEDP4ZET5KFMAPPYSK663Q52NEX/Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SN2PLJGYSAAG5KUVIUFJYKD3BLQ4OSN6/Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQJOMNRMVPCN5WMIZ7YSX5LQ7IR2NY4D/Broken Link
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2JIRXEDP4ZET5KFMAPPYSK663Q52NEX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SN2PLJGYSAAG5KUVIUFJYKD3BLQ4OSN6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQJOMNRMVPCN5WMIZ7YSX5LQ7IR2NY4D/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/mar/04/security-releases/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 15, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified