GHSA-vrcr-9hj9-jcg6 BIT-django-2025-64460 CVE-2025-64460 PYSEC-2025-109
Django is vulnerable to DoS via XML serializer text extraction
- Severity
- 0.0 / 10
- High · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 2.08%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 81.57% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
- Fix
5.2.9- Upgrade django to this version or later
Description
An issue was discovered in 5.2 before 5.2.9, 5.1 before 5.1.15, and 4.2 before 4.2.27.
Algorithmic complexity in django.core.serializers.xml_serializer.getInnerText() allows a remote attacker to cause a potential denial-of-service attack triggering CPU and memory exhaustion via specially crafted XML input processed by the XML Deserializer.
Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected.
Django would like to thank Seokchan Yoon for reporting this issue.
Affected versions
PyPI
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| django | >= 5.2a1, < 5.2.9 |
5.2.9 |
| django | >= 5.1a1, < 5.1.15 |
5.1.15 |
| django | >= 4.2a1, < 4.2.27 |
4.2.27 |
| django | >= 4.2, < 4.2.27>= 5.1, < 5.1.15>= 5.2, < 5.2.9 |
4.2.275.1.155.2.9 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
django PyPI → 5.2.9
- pip
pip install --upgrade "django>=5.2.9"- poetry
poetry add "django>=5.2.9"- uv
uv add "django>=5.2.9"
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- None
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- None
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- Low
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- None
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- None
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
CVSS 3.1 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
An algorithm in a product has an inefficient worst-case computational complexity that may be detrimental to system performance and can be triggered by an attacker, typically using crafted manipulations that ensure that the worst case is being reached.
References
Advisories
Fixes and patches
Packages
Other links
- github.com/django/django/commit/0db9ea4669312f1f4973e09f4bca06ab9c1ec74b
- github.com/django/django/commit/1dbd07a608e495a0c229edaaf84d58d8976313b5
- github.com/django/django/commit/4d2b8803bebcdefd2b76e9e8fc528d5fddea93f0
- github.com/django/django/commit/99e7d22f55497278d0bcb2e15e72ef532e62a31d
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2025-109.yaml
- groups.google.com/g/django-announce
- djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/02/security-releases
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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