CVE-2025-26699

high

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.7, 5.0 before 5.0.13, and 4.2 before 4.2.20. The django.utils.text.wrap() method and wordwrap template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long strings.

References

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/mar/06/security-releases/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00012.html

https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/06/12

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-03-06

Updated: 2025-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0006