#VU19618 Resource management error in Django - CVE-2019-14233

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19618

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14233

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Django
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Django Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of django.utils.html.strip_tags() during evaluation of HTML content. A remote attacker can pass large content in HTML format to the application and trigger resource exhaustion.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 1.11.1 - 1.11.22, 2.1.0 - 2.2.3

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External links
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/aug/01/security-releases/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.