XML Entity Expansion (XEE) in Django
Moderate severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated May 21, 2024
Package
Affected versions
>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.6
>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4
Patched versions
1.3.6
1.4.4
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Apr 3, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Reviewed
May 21, 2024
Last updated
May 21, 2024
Credits
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MarkLee131 Analyst
The XML libraries for Python, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, and Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex and Folsom; Cinder Folsom; Django; and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
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