7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-23969
Django Language Header Cache Denial-of-Service
Description

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.17, 4.0 before 4.0.9, and 4.1 before 4.1.6, the parsed values of Accept-Language headers are cached in order to avoid repetitive parsing. This leads to a potential denial-of-service vector via excessive memory usage if the raw value of Accept-Language headers is very large.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 1, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-23969 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Djangoproject django

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-23969 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-23969 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/django-announce [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HWY6DQWRVBALV73BPUVBXC3QIYUM24IK/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LTZVAKU5ALQWOKFTPISE257VCVIYGFQI/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HWY6DQWRVBALV73BPUVBXC3QIYUM24IK/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LTZVAKU5ALQWOKFTPISE257VCVIYGFQI/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LTZVAKU5ALQWOKFTPISE257VCVIYGFQI/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HWY6DQWRVBALV73BPUVBXC3QIYUM24IK/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230302-0007/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/releases/security/ No Types Assigned https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/releases/security/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-announce Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/feb/01/security-releases/ No Types Assigned https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2023/feb/01/security-releases/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2 up to (excluding) 3.2.17 *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.9 *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1 up to (excluding) 4.1.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-23969 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.22 }} 0.16%

score

0.85652

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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