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.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4425-1 | python-django security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6117-1 | python-django security update |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-vrcr-9hj9-jcg6 | Django is vulnerable to DoS via XML serializer text extraction |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7903-1 | Django vulnerabilities |
Solution
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Workaround
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| 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. | |
| Title | Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in XML serializer text extraction | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-407 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: DSF
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-02T21:54:23.307Z
Reserved: 2025-11-04T14:35:57.527Z
Link: CVE-2025-64460
Updated: 2025-12-02T21:54:17.844Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-12-02T16:15:56.013
Modified: 2025-12-10T21:47:14.340
Link: CVE-2025-64460
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-12-03T12:10:02Z
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN