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URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53907

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CVE-2024-53907 Detail

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.4, 5.0 before 5.0.10, and 4.2 before 4.2.17. The strip_tags() method and striptags template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs containing large sequences of nested incomplete HTML entities.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce MITRE Release Notes 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00028.html CVE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3 MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CISA-ADP  

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/17/2026 4:09:28 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"djangoproject","product":"django","defaultStatus":"unknown","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"versions":[{"version":"5.1","lessThan":"5.1.4","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"},{"version":"5.0","lessThan":"5.0.10","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"},{"version":"4.2","lessThan":"4.2.17","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}]
Added SSVC 
{"timestamp":"2024-12-06T16:22:53.268908Z","id":"CVE-2024-53907","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"yes"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}

CVE Modified by MITRE 6/17/2026 4:09:28 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]

Initial Analysis by NIST 6/24/2025 10:55:06 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.2.17
 *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.10
 *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.1.4
Added Reference Type 
CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00028.html Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Added Reference Type 
MITRE: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory
Added Reference Type 
MITRE: https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce Types: Release Notes
Added Reference Type 
MITRE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

CVE Modified by CVE 12/31/2024 1:15:38 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00028.html

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 12/06/2024 12:15:12 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added CWE 
CWE-770

New CVE Received from MITRE 12/06/2024 7:15:17 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description 
An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.4, 5.0 before 5.0.10, and 4.2 before 4.2.17. The strip_tags() method and striptags template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs containing large sequences of nested incomplete HTML entities.
Added Reference 
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
Added Reference 
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
Added Reference 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/12/04/3

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-53907
NVD Published Date:
12/06/2024
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
MITRE