Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-38875
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the py3-django package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | py3-django | 4.2.16-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Debian:12 | python-django | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Debian:13 | python-django | 3:4.2.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Debian:14 | python-django | 3:4.2.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38875 |
| PyPI | django | 4.2.14 | GHSA-qg2p-9jwr-mmqf |
| PyPI | django | 5.0.7 | GHSA-qg2p-9jwr-mmqf |
| PyPI | django | 4.2.14, 5.0.7 | PYSEC-2024-56 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-django | 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.12 | USN-6888-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-django | 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | python-django | 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38875 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | python-django | 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-6888-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-130 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H