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CVE-2025-64460
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.
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Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://pypi.org/project/Django/","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"django","product":"Django","repo":"https://github.com/django/django/","vendor":"djangoproject","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.2.9","status":"affected","version":"5.2","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"5.2.9","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"5.1.15","status":"affected","version":"5.1","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"5.1.15","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"4.2.27","status":"affected","version":"4.2","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","…
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-407","description":"CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"Django security archive","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/"}
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{"name":"Django releases announcements","tags":["mailing-list"],"url":"https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce"}
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{"name":"Django security releases issued: 5.2.9, 5.1.15, and 4.2.27","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/02/security-releases/"}
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Attribution and limitations
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