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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2024-53907

High
8.7/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Django versions 1.6.3 through 4.2.16, 5.0a1 through 5.0.9, and 5.1a1 through 5.1.3. The `strip_tags()` method and `striptags` template filter are subject to a potential Denial-of-service attack via certain inputs containing large sequences of nested incomplete HTML entities.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published