CVE-2024-28865 django-wiki denial of service via regular expression
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-28865?
CVE-2024-28865 is a high-severity vulnerability in django-wiki, published on 18 Mar 2024.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28865?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including wiki. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wiki PyPI | All versions | 0.10.1 |
wiki PyPI | All versions | 0.10.1 |
wiki PyPI | All versions | 0.10.1 |
Products include Django-Wiki Project Django-Wiki.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28865?
Upgrade wiki to 0.10.1 or later.
Is CVE-2024-28865 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28865 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in django-wiki
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8h, PYSEC-2026-2049.