CVE-2022-23833: debian debian_linux Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-23833 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 49.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 50% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 11Timeline
- 03-02-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in MultiPartParser in Django 2.2 before 2.2.27, 3.2 before 3.2.12, and 4.0 before 4.0.2. Passing certain inputs to multipart forms could result in an infinite loop when parsing files.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
49.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 49.53% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- python-django< 2:3.2.12-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Alpine1 product
- py3-django< 3.2.12-r0
Djangoproject1 product
- django≥ 2.2, < 2.2.27 | ≥ 3.2, < 3.2.12 | ≥ 4.0, < 4.0.2
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35
PyPI1 product
- django≥ 2.2, < 2.2.27 | ≥ 3.2, < 3.2.12 | ≥ 4.0, < 4.0.2
Ubuntu1 product
- python-django< 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm4 | < 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm4 | < 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.16 | < 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.10
6 vendors · 7 products
References
24 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0003/Third Party Advisory
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- github.com/django/djangoPACKAGE