Python Library Django 4.2.x < 4.2.21 / 5.1.x < 5.1.9 / 5.2.x < 5.2.1 DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235780

Synopsis

A Python library installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The detected version of the Django Python package, Django, is 4.2.x prior to 4.2.21 or 5.1.x prior to 5.1.9 or 5.2.x prior to 5.2.1.

It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability as disclosed in Django's May 7th 2025 security advisory. The django.utils.html.strip_tags() function is vulnerable to a potential denial-of-service (slow performance) when processing inputs containing large sequences of incomplete HTML tags. The template filter striptags is also vulnerable, because it is built on top of strip_tags().

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Django version 4.2.21 ,5.1.9, 5.2.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235780

File Name: python_django_5_2_1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/13/2025

Updated: 5/13/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32873

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:djangoproject:django

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, Host/win/Python/Packages/Enumerated

Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32873

IAVA: 2025-A-0317

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