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CVE-2025-64460: Django is vulnerable to DoS via XML serializer text extraction

December 2, 2025 (updated December 3, 2025)

An issue was discovered in 5.2 before 5.2.9, 5.1 before 5.1.15, and 4.2 before 4.2.27. Algorithmic complexity in django.core.serializers.xml_serializer.getInnerText() allows a remote attacker to cause a potential denial-of-service attack triggering CPU and memory exhaustion via specially crafted XML input processed by the XML Deserializer. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Seokchan Yoon for reporting this issue.

References

  • docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrcr-9hj9-jcg6
  • github.com/django/django
  • github.com/django/django/commit/0db9ea4669312f1f4973e09f4bca06ab9c1ec74b
  • github.com/django/django/commit/1dbd07a608e495a0c229edaaf84d58d8976313b5
  • github.com/django/django/commit/4d2b8803bebcdefd2b76e9e8fc528d5fddea93f0
  • github.com/django/django/commit/99e7d22f55497278d0bcb2e15e72ef532e62a31d
  • groups.google.com/g/django-announce
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64460
  • www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/02/security-releases

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 5.2a1 before 5.2.9, all versions starting from 5.1a1 before 5.1.15, all versions starting from 4.2a1 before 4.2.27

Fixed versions

  • 5.2.9
  • 5.1.15
  • 4.2.27

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.2.27, 5.1.15, 5.2.9 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Source file

pypi/Django/CVE-2025-64460.yml

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