CVE-2025-64460

Name
CVE-2025-64460
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.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
vendor-advisory https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
mailing-list https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
vendor-advisory https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/02/security-releases/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
django >= 5.2 < 5.2.9
django == 5.2.9 == 5.2.9
django >= 5.1 < 5.1.15
django == 5.1.15 == 5.1.15
django >= 4.2 < 4.2.27
django == 4.2.27 == 4.2.27

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
py3-django edge-community 4.2.27-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
py3-django 3.23-community 4.2.27-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
py3-django 3.22-community 4.2.27-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed