In Django 3.2 before 3.2.25, 4.2 before 4.2.11, and 5.0 before 5.0.3, the…
Priority LOW 28CWE-1333Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
In Django 3.2 before 3.2.25, 4.2 before 4.2.11, and 5.0 before 5.0.3, the django.utils.text.Truncator.words() method (with html=True) and the truncatewords_html template filter are subject to a potential regular expression denial-of-service attack via a crafted string. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-14232 and CVE-2023-43665.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01854 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (PyPI): 3.2.25, 4.2.11, 5.0.3Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 7 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 3.2 to before 3.2.25 | 3.2.25 | Patch available | GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3 |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 4.2 to before 4.2.11 | 4.2.11 | Patch available | GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3 |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 5.0 to before 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 | Patch available | GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.2 to before 3.2.25 Fixed in 3.2.25 Patch available GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.11 Fixed in 4.2.11 Patch available GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.0 to before 5.0.3 Fixed in 5.0.3 Patch available GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 to before 3.2.25; 4.2 to before 4.2.11; 5.0 to before 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 to before 3.2.25; 4.2 to before 4.2.11; 5.0 to before 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.25 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 4.2.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3 Django (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.3 Advisory →
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2025:4187 Released 2025-04-24 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (python-django) security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 python-django-2.2.24-9.el9ost, python3-django-2.2.24-9.el9ost
- RHSA-2024:5662 Released 2024-08-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.15.3 Security Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 python-aiohttp-3.9.4-1.el8pc, python-django-4.2.14-1.el8pc, python-jinja2-3.1.4-1.el8pc +5
- RHSA-2024:3781 Released 2024-06-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.7-1.el8ap, automation-hub-4.9.2-1.el8ap, python39-aiohttp-3.9.5-1.el8ap +25
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.7-1.el9ap, automation-hub-4.9.2-1.el9ap, python-aiohttp-3.9.5-1.el9ap +25
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:1878 Released 2024-04-18 · Red Hat rating ModerateRHUI 4.8 Release - Security Updates, Bug Fixes, and Enhancements
- RHUI 4 for RHEL 8 python-aiohttp-3.9.2-1.el8ui, python-cryptography-41.0.6-1.el8ui, python-django-4.2.11-1.el8ui +7
- RHSA-2024:1640 Released 2024-04-02 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.5-2.el8ap, python39-aiohttp-3.9.3-1.el8ap, python39-django-4.2.11-1.el8ap +4
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.5-2.el9ap, python-aiohttp-3.9.3-1.el9ap, python-django-4.2.11-1.el9ap +4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certification Program for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| RHUI 4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1878 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1640, RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1640, RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4187 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5662 |
Not affected: 6 products
- RHUI 4 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Discovery 1
- Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27351
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3
References
Patch 3
Advisory 6
Other 12
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce
- [oss-security] 20240304 Django: CVE-2024-27351: Potential regular expression denial-of-service in django.utils.text.Truncator.words()
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/releases/security
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2024-47.yaml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2JIRXEDP4ZET5KFMAPPYSK663Q52NEX
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SN2PLJGYSAAG5KUVIUFJYKD3BLQ4OSN6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQJOMNRMVPCN5WMIZ7YSX5LQ7IR2NY4D
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/D2JIRXEDP4ZET5KFMAPPYSK663Q52NEX
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SN2PLJGYSAAG5KUVIUFJYKD3BLQ4OSN6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZQJOMNRMVPCN5WMIZ7YSX5LQ7IR2NY4D
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/mar/04/security-releases
More djangoproject Django vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15177 An issue was discovered in Django 3.2 before 3.2.14 and 4.0 before 4.0.6. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05994 Django 1.11 before 1.11.28, 2.2 before 2.2.10, and 3.0 before 3.0.3 allows SQL Injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10198 An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-14306 Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-10595 An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14006 Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-27351 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27351 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vm8q-m57g-pff3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-27351 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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