CVE-2024-28865

django-wiki denial of service via regular expression

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 18, 2024 at 09:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:21 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDjango WikiDjango Wiki

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

django-wiki is a wiki system for Django. Installations of django-wiki prior to version 0.10.1 are vulnerable to maliciously crafted article content that can cause severe use of server CPU through a regular expression loop. Version 0.10.1 fixes this issue. As a workaround, close off access to create and edit articles by anonymous users.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.10.1
Affected range stops below 0.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.10.1
Affected range stops below 0.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-1333

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