Resource exhaustion in Sqlparse - #VU142411
Published: April 13, 2024 / Updated: August 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU142411
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in the sql parsing logic when processing heavily nested lists. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Sqlparse
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
Sqlparse - update to 0.5.0