Resource allocation without limits in djangoproject Django
Priority LOW 34CWE-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: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.7, 5.0 before 5.0.13, and 4.2 before 4.2.20. The django.utils.text.wrap() method and wordwrap template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long strings.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0083 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (djangoproject): 4.2.20, 5.0.13, 5.1.7Django (PyPI): 4.2.20, 5.0.13, 5.1.7Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | Django | 4.2 to before 4.2.20; 5.0 to before 5.0.13; 5.1 to before 5.1.7 | 4.2.20, 5.0.13, 5.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 4.2 to before 4.2.20 | 4.2.20 | Patch available | GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 5.0 to before 5.0.13 | 5.0.13 | Patch available | GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 5.1 to before 5.1.7 | 5.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq |
- Django Vendordjangoproject Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.20; 5.0 to before 5.0.13; 5.1 to before 5.1.7 Fixed in 4.2.20, 5.0.13, 5.1.7 Patch available CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.20 Fixed in 4.2.20 Patch available GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.0 to before 5.0.13 Fixed in 5.0.13 Patch available GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 5.1 to before 5.1.7 Fixed in 5.1.7 Patch available GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 to before 4.2.20; 5.0 to before 5.0.13; 5.1 to before 5.1.7 | Vulnerable | djangoproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 to before 4.2.20; 5.0 to before 5.0.13; 5.1 to before 5.1.7 Vulnerable ·djangoproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Django (djangoproject) Fixed in 4.2.20, 5.0.13, 5.1.7
- Fix · GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq Django (PyPI) Fixed in 4.2.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq Django (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq Django (PyPI) Fixed in 5.1.7 Advisory →
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2025:8609 Released 2025-06-05 · 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 python39-django-4.2.21-1.el8ap, python3x-django-4.2.21-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 python-django-4.2.21-1.el9ap, python3-django-4.2.21-1.el9ap
- RHSA-2025:4553 Released 2025-05-06 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.12-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.12-1.el9ap
- RHSA-2025:3709 Released 2025-04-08 · Red Hat rating Importantupdated discovery container images
- Discovery 1 for RHEL 9 discovery/discovery-server-rhel9
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:3162 Released 2025-03-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Container Release Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8
- RHSA-2025:3160 Released 2025-03-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.10-1.el8ap, python3.11-django-4.2.20-1.el8ap, python3.11-jinja2-3.1.6-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.10-1.el9ap, python3.11-django-4.2.20-1.el9ap, python3.11-jinja2-3.1.6-1.el9ap
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 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Discovery 1 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3709 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:8609 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:8609 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3160, RHSA-2025:3162, RHSA-2025:4553 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3160, RHSA-2025:4553 |
Not affected: 5 products
- 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 Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq
- 2026-11-04 3 new references · GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq
References
Advisory 5
Other 8
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/4f2765232336b8ad0afd8017d9d912ae93470017
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/8dbb44d34271637099258391dfc79df33951b841
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/e88f7376fe68dbf4ebaf11fad1513ce700b45860
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2025-13.yaml
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/mar/06/security-releases
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/06/12
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-2025-26699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p3fp-8748-vqfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-26699 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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