CVE-2025-64460
Published: Dec 2, 2025
Modified: Dec 2, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in 5.2 before 5.2.9, 5.1 before 5.1.15, and 4.2 before 4.2.27. Algorithmic complexity in `django.core.serializers.xml_serializer.getInnerText()` allows a remote attacker to cause a potential denial-of-service attack triggering CPU and memory exhaustion via specially crafted XML input processed by the XML `Deserializer`. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Seokchan Yoon for reporting this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
djangoproject | Django | affected 5.2 - < 5.2.9unaffected 5.2.9affected 5.1 - < 5.1.15unaffected 5.1.15affected 4.2 - < 4.2.27+1 more versions |
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