Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types in django-filter - CVE-2020-15225
Published: August 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79778
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15225
CWE-ID: CWE-681
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: carltongibson (Carlton Gibson)
Affected software:
django-filter
django-filter
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the NumberFilter conversion to integer values. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15225
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/carltongibson/django-filter/security/advisories/GHSA-x7gm-rfgv-w973
- https://github.com/carltongibson/django-filter/commit/340cf7a23a2b3dcd7183f6a0d6c383e85b130d2b
- https://github.com/carltongibson/django-filter/releases/tag/2.4.0
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210604-0010/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPHENTRHRAYFXYPPBT7JRHZRWILRY44S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FAT2ZAEF6DM3VFSOHKB7X3ASSHGQHJAK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVJ7AYU6FUSU3F653YCGW5LFD3IULRSX/