Vulnerability · Published Oct 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2024-45230

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow 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 25.8% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)25.8%top 2.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.1, 5.0 before 5.0.9, and 4.2 before 4.2.16. The urlize() and urlizetrunc() template filters are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via very large inputs with a specific sequence of characters.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20py3-django4.2.16-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-45230
Alpine:v3.21py3-django4.2.16-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-45230
Alpine:v3.22py3-django4.2.16-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-45230
Alpine:v3.23py3-django4.2.16-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-45230
Alpine:v3.24py3-django4.2.16-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-45230
Debian:12python-djangono fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2024-45230
Debian:13python-django3:4.2.16-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45230
Debian:14python-django3:4.2.16-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45230
PyPIdjango5.1.1GHSA-5hgc-2vfp-mqvc
PyPIdjango5.0.9GHSA-5hgc-2vfp-mqvc
PyPIdjango4.2.16GHSA-5hgc-2vfp-mqvc
PyPIdjango4.2.16, 5.0.9, 5.1.1PYSEC-2024-102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSpython-django2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.14USN-6987-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSpython-django2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45230
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSpython-django3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.3UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45230
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSpython-django3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.3USN-6987-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References