#VU72330 Resource exhaustion in Django - CVE-2023-24580

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72330

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24580

CWE-ID: CWE-400

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 application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can certain inputs to multipart forms, trigger memory exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 3.2.1 - 3.2.17, 4.0.1 - 4.1.6

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External links
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/releases/security/
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/feb/14/security-releases/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/14/1
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce

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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.