An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.7 and 4.2 before 4.2.14. get_supported_language_variant() was subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long strings containing specific characters.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade py3-django | Oct 10, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade python-django | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade py310-django42Upgrade py310-django50Upgrade py311-django50Upgrade py311-django42Upgrade py39-django42 | Jul 10, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-python/django. | Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python311-DjangoUpgrade python3-django | Jul 18, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python3-djangoUpgrade python3-django (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-django (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 10, 2024 | Jul 9, 2024 |
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