#VU110203 Input validation error in Django - CVE-2025-48432

Vulnerability identifier: #VU110203

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48432

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Django
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Django Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform log injection attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the django.utils.log.log_response() function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and inject arbitrary entries into log files. 

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Django: 4.2, 4.2.0 - 4.2.18, 4.2.1 - 5.0.6, 4.2.2 - 5.1.1, 4.2.3 - 5.2.1, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.8

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External links
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jun/04/security-releases/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.