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XML Entity Expansion (XEE) in Django

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 21, 2024

Package

pip Django (pip)

Affected versions

>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.6
>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4

Patched versions

1.3.6
1.4.4

Description

The XML libraries for Python, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, and Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex and Folsom; Cinder Folsom; Django; and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 3, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed May 21, 2024
Last updated May 21, 2024

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(95th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2013-1664

GHSA ID

GHSA-qrh7-x6fp-c2mp

Source code

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