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CVE-2022-41323 json

Django denial-of-service vulnerability in internationalized URLs

published 4y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-django-2022-41323 , EUVD-2022-0094 , GHSA-qrw5-5h28-6cmg , PYSEC-2022-304

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.16, 4.0 before 4.0.8, and 4.1 before 4.1.2, internationalized URLs were subject to a potential denial of service attack via the locale parameter, which is treated as a regular expression.

Patch / fix

  • pypi django 3.2.16, 4.0.8, 4.1.2
  • bitnami django 3.2.16, 4.0.8, 4.1.2
  • djangoproject django 3.2.16, 4.0.8, 4.1.2
  • python-django Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3:3.2.16-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41323

  • python-django Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.14
  • python-django Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41323

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • cjson satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 1.7.14-5.el8sat
  • foreman satellite utils 6.13, satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 3.5.1.14-1.el8sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 4.7.0-1.el8sat
  • libsolv satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 0.7.22-4.el8pc
  • libcomps satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 0.1.18-4.el8pc
  • qpid-cpp satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 1.39.0-7.el8amq
  • qpid-qmf satellite capsule 6.13, satellite 6.13 1.39.0-7.el8amq
  • candlepin satellite 6.13 4.2.13-1.el8sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:2097RHSA-2023:0742

  • python-Django5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.2.16-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.30-4.1
  • python-Django6 openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.0-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.1.5-1.1
  • python-Django4 openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.14-1.1
  • python-Django openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.1.2-1.1
  • python-Django Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.2.28-bp155.7.3.1
  • python-Django Package Hub 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 2.2.28-bp154.2.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11270-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11235-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10005-1openSUSE-SU-2025:14662-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14208-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12396-1

  • py3-django Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +6 more 3.2.16-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-41323

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • python-django Arch Linux 4.1.2-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2809

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-41323 updated cvss 7.5

python-django: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in internationalized URLs

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python-django Red Hat Satellite 6 python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 python-django 3.2.18-1.el8pc, python39-django 3.2.18-1.el8pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:2097
  • Red Hat RHUI 4 for RHEL 8 python-django 3.2.16-1.0.1.el8ui, python39-django 3.2.16-1.0.1.el8ui
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:0742
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 python-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 python-django20, python3-django20, python-django20-bash-completion Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 python-django20, python3-django20, python-django20-bash-completion Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 cjson 1.7.14-5.el8sat, katello 4.7.0-1.el8sat, libsolv 0.7.22-4.el8pc, libcomps 0.1.18-4.el8pc, python-idna 3.3-2.el8pc, python-pbr 5.8.0-4.el8pc, +669 more Red Hat Storage 3 python-django, python2-django, python-django-bash-completion
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers python-django Red Hat RHUI 4 for RHEL 8 libsolv 0.7.22-4.0.1.el8ui, rhui-tools 4.3.0.8-1.el8ui, libcomps 0.1.18-4.0.1.el8ui, python-naya 1.1.1-3.0.1.el8ui, python-xlrd 2.0.1-5.0.1.el8ui, python-xlwt 1.3.0-3.0.1.el8ui, +167 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

3.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi django
>=3.2, <3.2.16
>=4.0, <4.0.8
>=4.1, <4.1.2
3.2.16
4.0.8
4.1.2
bitnami django
>=3.2.0, <3.2.16
>=4.0.0, <4.0.8
>=4.1.0, <4.1.2
3.2.16
4.0.8
4.1.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
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References

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