CVE-2024-27351 Affecting python-django package, versions <2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.11


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-PYTHONDJANGO-6370856
  • published5 Mar 2024
  • disclosed15 Mar 2024

Introduced: 5 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-27351  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 python-django to version 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.11 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-django package and not the python-django package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1