High severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2024· Updated Aug 21, 2024
django-wiki denial of service via regular expression
CVE-2024-28865
Description
django-wiki is a wiki system for Django. Installations of django-wiki prior to version 0.10.1 are vulnerable to maliciously crafted article content that can cause severe use of server CPU through a regular expression loop. Version 0.10.1 fixes this issue. As a workaround, close off access to create and edit articles by anonymous users.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
wikiPyPI | < 0.10.1 | 0.10.1 |
Affected products
2- Range: < 0.10.1
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8hghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28865ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/django-wiki/django-wiki/commit/8e280fd6c0bd27ce847c67b2d216c6cbf920f88cghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/django-wiki/django-wiki/security/advisories/GHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8hghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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