XML Entity Expansion (XEE) in Django

CVE-2013-1664 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

Description

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.

Basic information

Type: reviewed
Severity: medium
Advisory on GitHub: Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory: —
Source code: Browse source ↗
Published (advisory): 2022-05-17 05:09:40 UTC
Updated: 2024-05-21 20:12:05 UTC
GitHub reviewed: 2024-05-21 20:12:01 UTC
NVD published: 2013-04-02

EPSS Score

Score	Percentile
3.94%	88.00%

CVSS Scores

No CVSS scores in this advisory.

Identifiers

Type	Value
GHSA	GHSA-qrh7-x6fp-c2mp ↗
CVE	CVE-2013-1664 ↗

CWEs

CWE id	Name
CWE-611	Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Credits

MarkLee131 (analyst)

Affected packages (2)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	First patched	Vulnerable functions
pip	Django	>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.6	1.3.6	—
pip	Django	>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4	1.4.4	—

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence