CVE-2024-28865
django-wiki denial of service via regular expression
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
django-wiki denial of service via regular expression
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-28865- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1025
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1025- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8h
Denial of service via regular expression
Impact
All historical installations of django-wiki are vulnerable to maliciously crafted article content, that can cause severe use of server CPU through a regular expression loop.
Patches
Workarounds
Close off access to create and edit articles by anonymous users.
References
Are there any links users can visit to find out more?
- Record
GHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-28865- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
django-wiki denial of service via regular expression
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-28865- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8h
Denial of service via regular expression
Impact
All historical installations of django-wiki are vulnerable to maliciously crafted article content, that can cause severe use of server CPU through a regular expression loop.
Patches
Workarounds
Close off access to create and edit articles by anonymous users.
References
Are there any links users can visit to find out more?
- Record
GHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2049
Denial of service via regular expression
Impact
All historical installations of django-wiki are vulnerable to maliciously crafted article content, that can cause severe use of server CPU through a regular expression loop.
Patches
Workarounds
Close off access to create and edit articles by anonymous users.
References
Are there any links users can visit to find out more?
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2049- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wikiPyPI |
before 0.10.1 | 0.10.1 |
wikiPyPI |
before 0.10.1, plus listed versions 0.0.200.0.210.0.220.0.230.0.24 Show 45 moreShow less0.0.24.10.0.24.20.0.24.30.0.24.40.0.24.4.post10.10.1.10.1.20.1.dev201601191559550.100.10b10.1b00.20.2.10.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.2b10.2b20.30.3.10.3b10.3b20.3b30.3b40.3rc10.4.10.4.20.4.30.4.40.4.50.4a10.4a20.4a30.4a40.4a50.4b10.4b20.4b30.50.5.dev201810210916290.60.6b10.6b2 |
0.10.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-28865 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Django-wiki, published March 18, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in wiki 0.10.1.
References
github.com/django-wiki/django-wiki/security/advisories/GHSA-wj85-w4f4-xh8h
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28865
pypi.org/project/wiki
Left out here: 15 versions. The JSON record has them.