CVE-2025-26699
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Resource exhaustion
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.7, 5.0 before 5.0.13, and 4.2 before 4.2.20. The django.utils.text.wrap() method and wordwrap template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long strings.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announceAdvisory
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/mar/06/security-releases/Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/06/12
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00012.htmlAdvisory