Infinite loop in Django - CVE-2022-23833
Published: February 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60198
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23833
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Django Software Foundation
Affected software:
Django
Django
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing files. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted file to the server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23833
Install updates from vendor's website.