CVE-2017-9804: Improper Input Validation

September 20, 2017 (updated October 3, 2019)

If an application allows entering a URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.

References

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.3.7 up to 2.3.14.3, all versions starting from 2.3.15 up to 2.3.15.3, all versions starting from 2.3.16 up to 2.3.16.3, version 2.3.17, all versions starting from 2.3.19 up to 2.3.20.2, all versions starting from 2.3.21 up to 2.3.23, all versions starting from 2.3.24.2 up to 2.3.24.3, all versions starting from 2.3.25 up to 2.3.28.1, all versions starting from 2.3.29 up to 2.3.33, all versions starting from 2.5 up to 2.5.10.1, version 2.5.12