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CVE-2015-5145: Django ReDoS in validators.URLValidator

May 17, 2022 (updated September 18, 2024)

validators.URLValidator in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqf7-ff9h-7967
  • github.com/django/django
  • github.com/django/django/blob/4555a823fd57e261e1b19c778429473256c8ea08/docs/releases/1.8.3.txt
  • github.com/django/django/commit/8f9a4d3a2bc42f14bb437defd30c7315adbff22c
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2015-21.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5145
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-06
  • web.archive.org/web/20150924150801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032820
  • web.archive.org/web/20170526042302/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75691
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/jul/08/security-releases

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.8a1 before 1.8.3

Fixed versions

  • 1.8.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.8.3 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

pypi/Django/CVE-2015-5145.yml

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