CVE-2025-32873

python3-django: An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.21, 5.1 before 5.1.9, and5.2 before 5.2.1

CVE-2025-32873 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11, released May 7, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1431
96th percentile

An issue was discovered in Django 4.2 before 4.2.21, 5.1 before 5.1.9, and5.2 before 5.2.1. The django.utils.html.strip_tags() function is vulnerableto a potential denial-of-service (slow performance) when processing inputscontaining large sequences of incomplete HTML tags. The template filterstriptags is also vulnerable, because it is built on top of strip_tags().

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
python-Django · opensuse-leap 15.6 4.2.11-150600.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1523-1 May 9, 2025
python-Django · sles 15.6 4.2.11-150600.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1523-1 May 9, 2025
python-Django · sles 15.7 4.2.11-150600.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:01523-1 May 25, 2025
python-django · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32873 May 8, 2025
python-django · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3:4.2.21-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32873 May 8, 2025
python-django · Debian 14 3:4.2.21-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32873 May 8, 2025
python-django · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 May 7, 2025
python-django-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 python-django-common 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 May 7, 2025
python3-django · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 python3-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 May 7, 2025
python3-django · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.29 python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.29 May 7, 2025
python3-django · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.18 python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.18 May 7, 2025
python3-django · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.7 python3-django 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.7 May 7, 2025
python3-django · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3:4.2.15-1ubuntu1.4 python3-django 3:4.2.15-1ubuntu1.4 Jan 16, 2026
python3-django · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 3:4.2.18-1ubuntu1.1 python3-django 3:4.2.18-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 16, 2026
python3-django · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 3:4.2.18-1ubuntu1.1 python3-django 3:4.2.18-1ubuntu1.1 May 7, 2025

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