CVE-2011-4137 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Django versions prior to 1.2.7 and 1.3.1. The flaw resides in the URLField's verify_exists functionality, which lacks timeouts when accessing external URLs, allowing remote attackers to consume resources by providing slow, unresponsive, or data-intensive URLs. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.95CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.95.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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