Denial of service in django
The verify_exists functionality in the URLField implementation in Django before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 relies on Python libraries that attempt access to an arbitrary URL with no timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a URL associated with (1) a slow response, (2) a completed TCP connection with no application data sent, or (3) a large amount of application data, a related issue to CVE-2011-1521.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | django | < 1.2.7, >= 1.3, < 1.3.1 | 1.2.7, 1.3.1 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/15/5
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46614
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2332
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14700881
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jqw-crqj-w8qw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4137
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/1a76dbefdfc60e2d5954c0ba614c3d054ba9c3f0
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/7268f8af86186518821d775c530d5558fd726930
- https://github.com/django/django
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2011-2.yaml
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1088- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
django- Disclosed
- 19.10.2011
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2011-2 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3jqw-crqj-w8qw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: django
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 10.2007 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 16
- High 65
- Medium 63
- Low 18
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 3
- 2018: 5
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 6
- 2021: 8
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 14
- 2025: 12
- 2026: 26
earlier: 56
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