Django 1.11.x before 1.11.19, 2.0.x before 2.0.11, and 2.1.x before 2.1.6 allows…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 12 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Django 1.11.x before 1.11.19, 2.0.x before 2.0.11, and 2.1.x before 2.1.6 allows Uncontrolled Memory Consumption via a malicious attacker-supplied value to the django.utils.numberformat.format() function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05063 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 1.11.19, 2.0.11, 2.1.6Red Hat: 12 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 1.11 to before 1.11.19 | 1.11.19 | Patch available | GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 2.0 to before 2.0.11 | 2.0.11 | Patch available | GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 2.1 to before 2.1.6 | 2.1.6 | Patch available | GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.11 to before 1.11.19 Fixed in 1.11.19 Patch available GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.0 to before 2.0.11 Fixed in 2.0.11 Patch available GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.1 to before 2.1.6 Fixed in 2.1.6 Patch available GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.0 to before 1.11.19; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.11; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.6 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 28 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 29 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.0 to before 1.11.19; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.11; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.11.19 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp Django (PyPI) Fixed in 2.0.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp Django (PyPI) Fixed in 2.1.6 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-6975
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp
References
Patch 3
Advisory 6
Other 14
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/django-announce/WTwEAprR0IQ
- 20190708 [SECURITY] [DSA 4476-1] python-django security update
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/0bbb560183fabf0533289700845dafa94951f227
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/1f42f82566c9d2d73aff1c42790d6b1b243f7676
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/40cd19055773705301c3428ed5e08a036d2091f3
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/feb/11/security-releases
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227084713/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106964
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3890-1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HVXDOVCXLD74SHR2BENGCE2OOYYYWJHZ
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/66WMXHGBXD7GSM3PEXVCMCAGLMQYHZCU
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/django-announce/WTwEAprR0IQ
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2019-18.yaml
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
Sources
- CVE-2019-6975 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-6975 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wh4h-v3f2-r2pp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-6975 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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