CVE-2025-32873 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Django versions 4.2.x, 5.1.x, and 5.2.x. Specifically, the django.utils.html.strip_tags() function and its associated template filter are susceptible to slow performance when processing inputs with numerous incomplete HTML tags. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service (availability impact). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1, < 5.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2, < 4.2.21CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.2, < 5.2.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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