An issue was discovered in MultiPartParser in Django 2.2 before 2.2.27, 3.2 before…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-835Published · 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: 3 fixed, 10 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
An issue was discovered in MultiPartParser in Django 2.2 before 2.2.27, 3.2 before 3.2.12, and 4.0 before 4.0.2. Passing certain inputs to multipart forms could result in an infinite loop when parsing files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.49527 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 2.2.27, 3.2.12, 4.0.2Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 10 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) | 2.2 to before 2.2.27 | 2.2.27 | Patch available | GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 3.2 to before 3.2.12 | 3.2.12 | Patch available | GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 4.0 to before 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.2 to before 2.2.27 Fixed in 2.2.27 Patch available GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.2 to before 3.2.12 Fixed in 3.2.12 Patch available GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.0 to before 4.0.2 Fixed in 4.0.2 Patch available GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 to before 2.2.27; 3.2 to before 3.2.12; 4.0 to before 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 34 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 to before 2.2.27; 3.2 to before 3.2.12; 4.0 to before 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv Django (PyPI) Fixed in 2.2.27 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv Django (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv Django (PyPI) Fixed in 4.0.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2022:8872 Released 2022-12-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.9 (python-django20) security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 python-django20-2.0.13-18.el8ost, python-django20-bash-completion-2.0.13-18.el8ost, python3-django20-2.0.13-18.el8ost
- RHSA-2022:8853 Released 2022-12-07 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2.4 (python-django20) security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 python-django20-2.0.13-18.el8ost, python3-django20-2.0.13-18.el8ost
- RHSA-2022:5498 Released 2022-07-05 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.11 Release
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 candlepin-4.1.13-1.el7sat, foreman-3.1.1.21-2.el7sat, libsolv-0.7.22-1.el7pc +4
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 candlepin-4.1.13-1.el8sat, foreman-3.1.1.21-2.el8sat, libsolv-0.7.22-1.el8pc +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8872 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8853 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5498 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23833
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv
References
Patch 2
Advisory 5
Other 11
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/c477b761804984c932704554ad35f78a2e230c6a
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/d16133568ef9c9b42cb7a08bdf9ff3feec2e5468
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/f9c7d48fdd6f198a6494a9202f90242f176e4fc9
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/releases/security
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2022-20.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/B4SQG2EAF4WCI2SLRL6XRDJ3RPK3ZRDV
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0003
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/feb/01/security-releases
Sources
- CVE-2022-23833 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-23833 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cw3-g6wv-c2xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-23833 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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