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Message-ID: <CAN+fQHzdCToySg1OtFxSKCxqG2Otr4kW46TVaQiowdFVEHDn7w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 16:27:58 +0200
From: Sarah Boyce <sarahboyce@...ngoproject.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Django Security Team <security@...ngoproject.com>
Subject: Django CVE-2024-41989, CVE-2024-41990, CVE-2024-41991, and CVE-2024-42005

From: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/aug/06/security-releases/

In accordance with `our security release policy
<https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/security/>`_, the Django
team
is issuing releases for
`Django 5.0.8 <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/5.0.8/>`_ and
`Django 4.2.15 <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/4.2.15/>`_.
These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all
users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible.

CVE-2024-41989: Memory exhaustion in
``django.utils.numberformat.floatformat()``
================================================================================

The ``floatformat`` template filter is subject to significant memory
consumption
when given a string representation of a number in scientific notation with a
large exponent.

Thanks to Elias Myllymäki for the report.

This issue has severity "moderate" according to the Django security policy.

CVE-2024-41990: Potential denial-of-service in
``django.utils.html.urlize()``
=============================================================================

The ``urlize()`` and ``urlizetrunc()`` template filters are subject to a
potential
denial-of-service attack via very large inputs with a specific sequence of
characters.

Thanks to `MProgrammer <https://hackerone.com/mprogrammer>`_ for the report.

This issue has severity "moderate" according to the Django security policy.

CVE-2024-41991: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in
``django.utils.html.urlize()`` and ``AdminURLFieldWidget``
=======================================================================================================================

The ``urlize`` and ``urlizetrunc`` template filters, and the
``AdminURLFieldWidget``
widget, are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain
inputs
with a very large number of Unicode characters.

Thanks to Seokchan Yoon for the report.

This issue has severity "moderate" according to the Django security policy.

CVE-2024-42005: Potential SQL injection in ``QuerySet.values()`` and
``values_list()``
======================================================================================

``QuerySet.values()`` and ``values_list()`` methods on models with a
``JSONField`` are
subject to SQL injection in column aliases via a crafted JSON object key as
a
passed ``*arg``.

Thanks to Eyal Gabay of EyalSec for the report.

This issue has severity "moderate" according to the Django security policy.


Affected supported versions
===========================

* Django main branch
* Django 5.1 (currently at release candidate status)
* Django 5.0
* Django 4.2

Resolution
==========

Patches to resolve the issue have been applied to Django's
main, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.2 branches.
The patches may be obtained from the following changesets.

CVE-2024-41989: Memory exhaustion in
``django.utils.numberformat.floatformat()``
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* On the `main branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/c19465ad87e33b6122c886b97a202ad54cd43672/
>`__
* On the `5.1 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/0504af64292071e1a9565193ea8265c60600f7d7/
>`__
* On the `5.0 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/27900fe56f3d3cabb4aeb6ccb82f92bab29073a8/
>`__
* On the `4.2 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/fc76660f589ac07e45e9cd34ccb8087aeb11904b/
>`__

CVE-2024-41990: Potential denial-of-service in
``django.utils.html.urlize()``
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

* On the `main branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/ecf1f8fb900f94de08c945164633e9a28a2edadb/
>`__
* On the `5.1 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/0c1a8909164d8f2846322efb1143b72ad1616bd8/
>`__
* On the `5.0 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/7b7b909579c8311c140c89b8a9431bf537febf93/
>`__
* On the `4.2 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/d0a82e26a74940bf0c78204933c3bdd6a283eb88/
>`__

CVE-2024-41991: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in
``django.utils.html.urlize()`` and ``AdminURLFieldWidget``
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* On the `main branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/5f1757142febd95994caa1c0f64c1a0c161982c3/
>`__
* On the `5.1 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/bd807c0c25ab69361a4c08edcc1cf04d4652aa0a/
>`__
* On the `5.0 branch <
https://github.com/django/commit/django/523da8771bce321023f490f70d71a9e973ddc927/
>`__
* On the `4.2 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/efea1ef7e2190e3f77ca0651b5458297bc0f6a9f/
>`__

CVE-2024-42005: Potential SQL injection in ``QuerySet.values()`` and
``values_list()``
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* On the `main branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/c87bfaacf8fb84984243b5055dc70f97996cb115/
>`__
* On the `5.1 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/e2583fbc2ebffce11b4444a7cec6336513e81f8b/
>`__
* On the `5.0 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/32ebcbf2e1fe3e5ba79a6554a167efce81f7422d/
>`__
* On the `4.2 branch <
https://github.com/django/django/commit/f4af67b9b41e0f4c117a8741da3abbd1c869ab28/
>`__


The following releases have been issued
=======================================

* Django 5.0.8 (`download Django 5.0.8
  <https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/5.0/Django-5.0.8.tar.gz>`_ |
  `5.0.8 checksums
  <https://www.djangoproject.com/m/pgp/Django-5.0.8.checksum.txt>`_)
* Django 4.2.15 (`download Django 4.2.15
  <https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/4.2/Django-4.2.15.tar.gz>`_ |
  `4.2.15 checksums
  <https://www.djangoproject.com/m/pgp/Django-4.2.15.checksum.txt>`_)

The PGP key ID used for this release is Sarah Boyce: `3955B19851EA96EF <
https://github.com/sarahboyce.gpg>`_

General notes regarding security reporting
==========================================

As always, we ask that potential security issues be reported via private
email
to ``security@...ngoproject.com``, and not via Django's Trac instance, nor
via
the Django Forum, nor via the django-developers list. Please see `our
security
policies <https://www.djangoproject.com/security/>`_ for further
information.
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