CVE-2015-2316

Django: possible denial of service in strip_tags()

Published Mar 25, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The utils.html.strip_tags function in Django 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1, when using certain versions of Python, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by increasing the length of the input string.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0007 The utils.html.strip_tags function in Django 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1, when using certain versions of Python, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by increasing the length of the input string.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j3j3-jrfh-cm2w Django Denial-of-service possibility with strip_tags
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2539-1 Django vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:10 AM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 18, 2015, 12:00 AM