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TI-2013-00236 Aliases CVE-2013-0306GHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3

The form library in Django 1.3.x before 1.3.6, 1.4.x before 1.4.4, and 1.5 before release…

Priority LOW 28CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The form library in Django 1.3.x before 1.3.6, 1.4.x before 1.4.4, and 1.5 before release candidate 2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended resource limits for formsets and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or trigger server errors via a modified max_num parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02645 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 1.3.6, 1.4.4Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—Django (PyPI)1.3 to before 1.3.61.3.6Patch availableGHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3
—Django (PyPI)1.4 to before 1.4.41.4.4Patch availableGHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.3 to before 1.3.6 Fixed in 1.3.6 Patch available GHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3
  • Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.4 to before 1.4.4 Fixed in 1.4.4 Patch available GHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3 alpha1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3 beta1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 alphaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 betaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1Vulnerabledjangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 alpha1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 beta1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 alpha Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 beta Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2Vulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 alphaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 betaVulnerabledjangoproject
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta Vulnerable ·djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.3.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.4.4 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0670 Released 2013-03-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Django security update
    • OpenStack Folsom Django14-1.4.4-1.el6ost, Django14-doc-1.4.4-1.el6ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix yet
OpenStack FolsomFixed RHSA-2013:0670

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0306
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8xg-jgj6-49r3

References

Advisory 5

Other 5

Sources

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