CVE-2024-27351

Aliases:GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3BIT-django-2024-27351PYSEC-2024-47DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27351CGA-26mw-xf9q-5jr4CGA-qh9p-8rwp-fc7f
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 25
Modified
Published: 15 Mar 2024, 00:00
Last modified:04 Nov 2025, 18:30

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
1.85% LOW
2% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Mar 2024, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Nov 2025, 18:30
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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 Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.85%• Percentile: 78%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-1333•Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

    The product uses a regular expression with a worst-case computational complexity that is inefficient and possibly exponential.

Affected Systems

  • chainguard•py3-django

    < 5.0.4-r0

  • wolfi•py3-django

    < 5.0.4-r0

  • debian•python-django

    < 2:2.2.28-1~deb11u7 | < 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u1 | < 3:4.2.11-1 | < 3:4.2.11-1

  • djangoproject•django

    ≥ 3.2, < 3.2.25 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.2.11 | ≥ 5.0, < 5.0.3

  • PyPI•django

    ≥ 3.2, < 3.2.25 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.2.11 | ≥ 5.0, < 5.0.3

References (27)